Budget retailer B&M has received the green light to open a new store in Shepton Mallet, in Somerset. 

In a disappointing follow up to its end of year results in September 2012, which saw sales and profits soar, Topps has reportedly lost £1.3m in underlying profit before tax. 

DIY wasn't always the name of the game for Patrick Green Ltd, which has traded from Ingatestone, in the heart of Essex, since 1888. Once upon a time, back when the business traded two doors down on the high street, villagers would go to the store for their ironmongery, timber, haulage, building and contracting... and even undertaking needs! 

Antrim-based manufacturer SAM Mouldings has won a £10m contract to provide Wickes with a range of products. 

Following the recent merger between the Rainy Day Trust and the Pottery and Glass Trades' Benevolent Fund, Exclusively Housewares has become the latest major brand to sign up as a partner of the charity. 

The launch on Thursday, March 28 marks the third annual TV campaign for the home and garden tool supplier's Weed Puller, which was launched on TV in 2011. 

The furniture and furnishings retailer Harveys has been taken to task by the ad watchdog for misleading consumers with a sale offer. 

Kingfisher has announced its financial results for the year to January 31, 2013, revealing a 2.4% sales drop, bringing total revenue to £10.6bn. Pre-tax profits nose-dived by 11% to £715m, while like-for-likes fell 2.9%. 

Wild bird care products grew by 6.8% in value and 5.5% volume between January 2012 and January 2013, according to the latest figures from GfK. 

Retailer's comic ads guest star Laurence Llewelyn Bowen and juxtapose The Range's offer against a host of joke DIY products. 

A new, purpose-built £1m garden centre will open its doors for the first time this Saturday, in Glentham, Lincolnshire. 

Over the past two months, sales of garden sundries, books, gifts and clothing have seen sales increases between 12% and 63% at the Haskins Garden Centre in Ferndown - all thanks, says MD Juilan Winfield, to a wider pathway. 

Retail expert Karl McKeever from BBC2's The Fixer has said that up to 50% of the UK's garden centres could be in serious trouble by next year if they don't up their game and make the most of crucial spring trade. 

Discount chain B&M Bargains enjoyed a spectacular 43% hike in profits last year on sales that increased by 31.5%. 

A rise in personal tax allowance a year early, a 20% reduction in corporation tax, and employers' national insurance payments to be cut by £2,000 - these were just some of the key announcements made in today's Budget. 

Horticultural associations are demanding a change in the law to let garden centres open on Easter Sunday - but garden centres say that if they must close then none should break the rules. 

Apollo Housewares was named Best Display Stand at Home Hardware Southwest's spring trade show in Exeter this month. 

In an attempt to move away from being seen as "just a functional solution to protecting wood," garden wood care supplier Cuprinol is launching new livery and brand identity this Month through a massive media and advertising campaign. 

This year's cold and gloomy spring has sent sales of products that deliver uplifting sounds and light soar at a leading homewares consumer website. 

Maxeda Group chief commercial officer John Colley is now unable to be a speaker at the upcoming BHETA forum, causing organisers to postpone the event.