Thousands of pounds-worth of Christmas trees have been stolen from two garden centres in the south of England. 

Wet weather and fewer pre-Christmas sales see retail footfall drop 0.8% in November but analysts expect a surge of shoppers this month. 

Garden centre chain receives 100 complaints after its Christmas brochure suggests men should make the woman in their life "feel special" with the laundry item. 

Wickes and Screwfix announce major fundraising initiatives, with Wickes alone hitting £1m milestone for Leukaemia Research, while Focus DIY plans to help break a World record. 

Facebook campaign nominates popular store worker Nigel Parker to turn on Portishead's illuminations, beating competition from celebrity rival Johnny Depp. 

Organisation offers set of security guidelines to help retailers thwart robbers. 

Sales growth at fastest pace in two years, say the CBI, with predictions it will pick up further in the run-up to Christmas. 

DIY giant issues statement and says any job losses will be a "last resort". 

Department store chain sees "another excellent week's trading", with home up 15.5% and some stores reporting double-digit growth on 2008 figures. 

Jan Nicolson of Jan's Mica Hardware on the Isle of Skye steps down as chairman and resigns from the board of Mica DIY. 

An mbo led by managing director John Richardson has saved fertiliser supplier Chempak Products after its parent company went into liquidation earlier this month. 

Department store chain launches £250m price war with four-day sale, designed to "infuriate rivals". 

B&Q staff across the UK face possible redundancy, despite the home improvement retailer reporting a 66% jump in first half profits. 

The latest figures from GfK show some somewhat surprising results in the gardening sector. 

Topps Tiles has announced a rights issue in which it will place more than 17m shares at 3.3p each in the company's capital, in the face of across-the-board declines in its full year figures. 

Latest Insolvency Index reveals that businesses are in a stronger financial position, with a smaller chance of failure in the coming year. 

Tough economic climate is expected to become the catalyst for a new era, with firms adapting fresh approaches to financing and supply chains. 

High street hardware and housewares chain Robert Dyas will open its 100th store tomorrow, Friday November 20th. 

53-year old drunk man who exposed himself on a visit to a Homebase is given a suspended sentence and banned from being drunk in public. 

Rushden-based department store Peter Crisp is to close after 50 years with a loss of 35 jobs.