Wilko has opened its doors at The Oaks Shopping Centre. The company said queues outside the new store started forming at 7.45am with more than 148 shoppers keen to get a first look at the new wilko store.The first 100 customers received a goody bag, ... 

Cmostores.com is continuing to see rapid expansion, with 2018 sales jumping 44% - boosted by new acquisitions – and continuing its trend of record growth, with new web stores in the pipeline. The online construction materials firm, which rebranded ... 

July records lowest retail sales growth on record, as consumers “remain disengaged” in the face of Brexit uncertainty and slow wage growth, with both physical and online non-food stores struggling.Sales increased by just 0.3% in July, against an ... 

Wholesale business Stax Trade Centres has, today, announced the completion of a deal to buy hardware and ironmongery manufacturer MP Smith and Co Ltd, which has been a supplier to Stax for more than three decades.The purchase is a strategic move by ... 

The furniture manufacturer and retailer – bought by House of Fraser owner Mike Ashley in June - has expanded its commercial offer by launching its first-ever contract collection, with a view to meeting demand from the growing trade and contract ... 

The number of new homes registered to be built within the London region has reached more than 5,500 - a 58% increase compared to 3,549 last year - according to recent reports from The National Housebuilding Council.To help identify, appraise and ... 

Squire’s Garden Centre in Milford has announced it has opened a brand new environmentally friendly children’s play area. Utilising FSC wood, it contains a seesaw, slide, multiplay unit, plus nature boards to help children identify birds and trees.... 

The thriving DIY and trade business has expanded its six-year relationship with Sky even further by signing a sponsorship deal for the forthcoming 2019/20 season and becoming the first-ever official partner of the Sky Sports Football channel.The ... 

The pet supplies retailer posted a strong start to the year, with retail revenue up 8.7% to £266.4million and omni-channel growing at a pace, as the business introduces more customers to its pet care offer, and takes “a greater share of their ... 

Wyevale Garden Centres (WGC) has announced the sale of Bridgemere Garden Centre and Bridgemere Nursery to Blue Diamond, and Cheltenham Garden Centre to Webbs Garden Centres.The acquisition of Bridgemere Garden Centre and Bridgemere Nursery increases ... 

New figures show sales of single-use bags by England's seven biggest retailers continued to fall in 2018/19, with uptake down 90% since introduction of 5p charge in 2015.According to the report from DEFRA, Asda, Marks and Spencer, Morrisons, ... 

Multi-channel home shopping retailer, Ideal Shopping Direct, has partnered with ITV to broadcast live shopping hours from Ideal World, on TV channel ITV1 from today.This partnership will allow Ideal Shopping Direct the opportunity to broaden the ... 

Travis Perkins plc, parent company of Wickes and Toolstation, has announced its Interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2019, and has said there is "good strategic progress underpinned by strong trading performance".Continuing Group revenue ... 

Brits are said to be stocking up for Christmas earlier this year due to the looming Brexit deadline, as Christmas tree retailer reports boom in business and Selfridges is the first retailer to open its Christmas shop this month, 149 days ahead of ... 

Leading forklift truck organisations join forces to provide industry-wide support for organisations, including retailers, wholesalers and suppliers, who own and operate such equipmentThe Association of Industrial Truck Trainers (AITT) and the Fork ... 

At the capital markets event in December 2018, the Group announced the intention to strengthen the performance of Wickes and to capitalise on its clear competitive advantages in the DIY, small trade and Kitchen and Bathroom markets. At the same time ... 

Bricks-and-mortar DIY and garden stores could mop up trade from ailing competitors, as shoppers in the category favour physical outlets over online.DIY and gardening shoppers in the UK are most likely to switch to a different retailer’s physical ... 

Wyevale Garden Centres (WGC) has announced the sale of two centres in two separate transactions. Springfield Garden Centre is being sold to Longacres Garden Centres and Par Garden Centre to Maidenhead Aquatics, following its purchase of Dummer ... 

British businessman and former Tesco boss, Sir Terry Leahy will top the programme at the Cultivating Retail conference this autumnThe former Tesco plc chief executive, who has an active interest in the garden industry as a shareholder of Dobbies, ... 

Staff at garden centres across the Wales & West region are celebrating after scooping awards during a presentation evening at Castle Gardens last week (Tuesday, July 23, 2019).Monkton Elm Garden & Pet Centre was awarded Garden Centre of the ...