Rutland Garden Centre has been put on the market after the owners secured planning permission for a new £300,000 sales area. 

Best Buy UK online managing director deVere Forster is leaving the electricals chain two months after the launch of its transactional website. 

Sales slowed dramatically at John Lewis for the week to January 15, as the VAT rise kicked in and clearance sales came to an end. 

£58.8bn spent online last year, with December sales achieving a record high in the IMRG Capgemi e-Retail Sales Index. 

Cookware company issues product alert for glass lids sold used with non-stick frying pans and casserole dish, after risk of cracking is discovered. 

Sussex-based garden furniture supplier Alexander Rose has plans to boost growth by 30% in 2011 after receiving financial backing from Clydesdale Bank. 

Mary Portas has listed her 10 worst customer service crimes, and says when it comes to uninformed shop assistants, "DIY shops are the worst". 

Wholesaler sees turnover jump 20.94% in 2010, despite struggle by non-food sectors in Scotland in December. 

With 31,000 visitors expected through the doors later this month, and with both exhibitor numbers and square metres sold up on 2010, Christmasworld is set for a bigger and better 2011 show. 

Wickes is launching a new advertising campaign today, focusing solely on its catalogue for the first time. 

Councillors grant permission for new 50,000sq ft state-of-the art Garden World at Hampton, Peterborough. 

Carphone Warehouse has said there is "substantial opportunity" for its Best Buy UK stores within the consumer electrics market after reporting a sales rise for Best Buy Europe in its third financial quarter. 

Comet parent Kesa Electrical reports slowdown in trading, as like-for-like sales fall 4% over Christmas period. 

Dormole, one of the two companies that make up the Toolbank group, has taken a majority share in power tool distributor Biz Power Tools. 

Richmond-based garden centre delighted as café and head chef Skye Gyngell is awarded one Michelin star. 

B&Q and retail stablemate Screwfix have joined forces to launch jobsorted.com - a brand new online directory giving homeowners access to local tradesmen. 

German firm EPLF reports second best year in its history, with demand for laminate picking up in Europe and the US. 

Hillier Garden Centres is nearing completion on a £3m flagship centre set to open in Eastbourne next month. 

Online bathroom retailer gives site a new look for 2011, with better navigation, customer reviews and additional ranges. 

The developer behind the revamp of the Blackwater Trading Estate may have to go back to the drawing board after its application was deferred at two planning committee meetings last week.