Some 200 delegates attended the launch of Timber Expo 2011 last week at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, with more than 20 companies booking or reserving stands on the day. 

B&Q has today announced the launch of a petition as part of its campaign to get the Government to cut VAT on greener products. 

Three new sites in Hayes, Rotherham and Enfield will take the US electrical giant's UK store portfolio to 11 by the end of next year. 

Glee has reported a rise in the number of garden centre, DIY superstore, furniture and builders merchants buyers to this year's show, despite a drop in total visitor numbers. 

Home, DIY and garden retailer The Range has almost doubled its pre-tax profits from £10.2m to £20.3m for the year to January 2010. 

Klondyke Group has announced the acquisition of Byrkley Garden Centre in Rangemore, Burton-Upon-Trent, Staffs, for an undisclosed sum. 

Garden centre group Notcutts is opening its first ever Christmas store in Bluewater shopping centre in Kent today. 

As the national minimum wage increases 2%, the BRC warns of the effect of another increase next year, as retailers struggle to create jobs in tough conditions. 

Britain's Best Retailer Awards 2010 has announced today that comic actor Steve Furst will act as compere at the event. 

An independent electrical retailer based in Norwich has entered liquidation after struggling to compete with online retailers and national chains. 

Overall sales up 15% for department store chain. With home collections and white goods stealing the show. 

The Ikea Group has publicly revealed its profits for the first time, releasing a yearly summary in a bid to share more information about the company. 

Alistair McGeorge to leave retailer by January but could retain position as a non-executive board member. 

Waitrose opened its new Food & Home store in Leeds this morning, with a broad home offer central to the new format. 

Consumer confidence dropped in September, according to the latest figures from the GfK NOP Consumer Confidence Index. 

DIY and household goods retailer aims to grow store portfolio from 342 to 500 by 2014. 

Fusionbrands Inc, manufacturer and distributor of the silicone egg poacher poachpod, has brought a successful lawsuit in the UK against an infringing product. 

Leading retailers named and shamed in new report, as most likely to bombard customers with unwanted spam emails. 

60% of retailers report sales increase, with furniture and carpets seeing solid growth. 

Topps Tiles has said it expects to report a 2% increase in UK revenues for the 53 weeks to October 2, 2010.