Wickes has raised £100,000 in just one week for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research to celebrate the charity's 50th birthday. 

Swedish retailer Clas Ohlson is set to open a new store in Doncaster in December. 

Shoppers take a more positive view of the economy and future prospects, with the overall confidence level reporting its first increase since February. 

East Anglian independent electrical chain to open a new superstore in Kings Lynn, Norfolk. 

Worlds End Garden Centre founder remembered by friends in the industry. 

Benny Joe Dighton awarded jail term after pleading guilty to string of arson attacks on DIY stores in Kent over busy May Bank Holiday. 

Update from administrators reveals that a sale could be on the cards for the online wedding business. 

As expected, Tabs for Tools company appoints liquidators following creditors meeting yesterday. 

Cast-iron cookers drive £16.4m pre tax profit for the group after a slow start to the year. 

Future of company still unclear but liquidator could be appointed at meeting today. 

Department store chain opened the doors of its second 'at home' format store on the Purley Way store at 10am. 

Grocers have reduced the number of single use carrier bags being handed out for the fourth year in a row through independent monitoring. 

Lincoln-based independent goes under the hammer for £35,000, with completion of sale to take place today. 

Swedish hardware retailer Clas Ohlson is continuing its UK expansion with the announcement that contracts have been signed on two new stores in the UK. 

Builders merchant chain Wolseley has announced today the sale of its Brandon Hire business to private investment company Rutland Partners. 

Woolies store in Selsdon gets new lease of life today after standing empty for a year and a half. 

Furniture chain looks set to make a comeback, two years after it fell into administration. 

Peter Gelardi has spoken to DIY Week's sister website HousewaresLive.net for the first time about the “totally unnecessary fiasco” of the collapse of his Wrapit wedding gift business - and although he will now no longer be able to act as a company director he insists that the company was not in fact trading whilst insolvent. 

Dobbies has submitted a planning application for a brand new garden centre to Peterborough City Council, after plans received overwhelming public support. 

Plasti-kote is the latest big name to lend their support to Britain's Best Retailer Awards 2010.