Sales volumes drop 0.5% between July and August but non-specialised stores and non-store retailers fare well, as the only sectors to see an increase. 

The Lighting Association has warned retailers that after March next year there will be no more subsidies for compact fluorescent lamps. 

Online wedding retail business sold for an undisclosed sum and will continue to trade, with all 34 remaining employees kept on board. 

DIY giant reports 3.1% drop in sales in H1 but secures profit jump of 15.4% with fewer promotions and stronger focus and cost cutting. 

John Lewis Partnership has reported a strong performance for the first half of the year to July 31, 2010. 

Dunelm Mill announces new chief executive, 18.2% increase in sales and a 46% jump in operating profit for the full year ended July 3 2010. 

Comet parent Kesa Electricals has announced like-for-like revenue growth of 4.3% for it's first quarter (May 1 to July 31 2010) drive, says the company by a "successful World Cup campaign". 

John Withall, formerly of companies including Briton Chadwick (now Hamilton Acorn), Mosley Stone and RODO, passed away on September 12 following a long fight with cancer. 

A TV ad for hardware stockist Toolstation has been branded 'misleading' by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). 

Sales up 5% in first half, with home stores exceeding expectations but chief exec anticipates little growth in shopper spending. 

New data from temporary agency labour procurer de Poel shows the use of temporary agency workers in the retail industry hit a year high in August. 

Momentum is the latest supplier to add the weight of its support to Britain's Best Retailer Awards 2010, sponsoring the Britain's Best Tool Retailer category. 

Centurion Europe has announced a deal to acquire the stock, distributor network and customer base of Watford-based door plaque business Initial Monogram. 

Administrators for Pilkington's are still looking for a buyer for the company's Swinton site after 241 jobs were lost in July. 

Overall figure remains unchanged from July, while furniture and furnishings prices see 1.6% increase. 

More than two-thirds of small businesses have been a victim of crime over the past 12 months, costing them up to £3,000, according to a new report from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). 

Show organiser Emap has reported a major upswing in visitor numbers at this year's Autumn Fair International (AFI). 

Cooking and dining and white goods see sales increase in first week of September. 

The organisers of the recent HTA National Plant Show have said they are pleased with the success of the show as they gear up for next year. 

DIY Week has learned of a new wave of fraudulent orders being placed in the name of legitimate wholesalers and retailers.