New Forest Garden Plants has been sold to Roundstone Nurseries after entering into administration last year. 

Award-winning comedian Adam Bloom has been confirmed as compere at this year's Product of the Year Awards in London. 

Despite more than half of UK retailers reporting a lower performance compared with the previous year, DIY, cookshop and pet products stood out as the only sectors to see growth, according to the BHF-BSSA sales monitor. 

Home improvement retailer will offer rolls of loft insulation at a fraction of its previous price, for the next two years, under new deal with EDF Energy. 

Architect practice The Harris Partnership has completed designs for a new 45,000sq ft B&Q store on Cardinal Point retail park in Tamworth. 

Carpetright has issued a profit warning after group sales declined 6.4% in its third financial quarter. 

Decorative paint manufacturer Crown strengthens its store network with the acquisition of Yorkshire-based merchant, Newland Paint Supplies. 

Argos has announced today that it is participating in Facebook Deals, giving customers special discounts and promotions when they 'check in' using Facebook Places. 

CBI reveals sales increase is in line with retailer expectations but that the pace of growth on the high street is slowing down. 

TV home stars are the latest celebrities to become ambassadors for B&Q, hot on the heels of Alan Titchmarsh's partnership renewal with the DIY and gardening chain. 

Burglars escape with a horde of expensive gardening equipment in a weekend raid on Dobbies Garden World in Ponteland, Newcastle upon Tyne. 

Solus Garden & Leisure has won the Haskins Stewart Cup at this year's Garden Centre Association (GCA) Awards. 

Focus has "fallen short" of its predictions for 2010 after conditions proved more difficult than expected, and is now asking landlords to extend the terms of its CVA beyond March, when it is due to expire. 

John Lewis has reported a 2.2% decline in sales for the week to January 22, as UK consumer confidence suffered its biggest monthly drop in nearly 20 years. 

This year's Garden Centre Association (GCA) award winners were announced at its annual conference on January 24-26 at Heythrop Park in Chipping Norton. 

DIY and gardening chain hopes to "inspire and reassure" customers with plant guarantee and new Chelsea Collection. 

Home retail chain starts the New Year with a new fitted kitchens range and relaunched website for UK, German and French customers. 

Retail Eyes registered nearly 10,000 mystery shoppers last weekend following the debut of the new Channel 4 series. 

The number of full-time jobs grew by 0.6% in Q4 2010 compared with the same quarter last year, according to the latest BRC-Bond Pearce Retail Employment Monitor. 

The Local Government and Communities Committee of the Scottish Parliament yesterday voted to annul the proposed large retailer levy - an outcome welcomed by the SRC.