B&Q is set to expand into city centres with smaller-format stores after successful pilots run by parent company Kingfisher overseas. 

Chancellor George Osbourne pledged to support businesses in his Emergency Budget speech today, but his announcement that VAT will be increased to 20% will prove costly for retailers. 

Online sales increased by 22% in May compared to last year in the highest growth since June 2008, according to results from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index. 

Argos' new iPhone app has been downloaded 500,000 times in the three weeks since its launch on May 22. 

Department store and homewares chain sees eight closures and nearly 500 redundancies, with more confirmed for this weekend, after it called in the administrators last month. 

Department store chain reports uplift in demand for white goods, outdoor living and home ranges. 

Under an exclusive agreement with the RHS, HTA member garden centres and retail nurseries will be able to offers RHS membership to their customers. 

A new independent, family-run garden centre is set to open at the Hatton Experience at Hatton Country World in Warwickshire on Monday, July 5. 

Like-for-like sales down 0.8% in May, with homewares and discretionary items down on a year ago. 

Fulham Palace Garden Centre is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. 

Swedish retailer enters into an agreement for a lease pertaining to a new store in Merry Hill Shopping centre, Brierley Hill/Birmingham. 

The British Retail Consortium is calling on the Government to cut the "excessive" charges banks levy on retailers for accepting plastic. 

Despite faster economic growth in 2010, urgent action to reduce the budget deficit could prolong recovery. 

Noor Ramjanally who was found to have been wandering around his local DIY store at the time he claimed two BNP thugs abducted him at knifepoint, is found guilty of perverting the course of justice. 

Tile manufacturer blames cash flow problems as it becomes the latest victim of recent tough trading conditions in the furniture and floorcoverings sector. 

The 2011 International Hardware Association Biennial Congress will be held during the show in Las Vegas in May. 

Tesco has reported a rise in UK overall like-for-like sales of just 0.1% (VAT adjusted, excluding petrol) for the 13 weeks to May 30, due to rising fuel prices and low food inflation. 

B&Q's parent company Kingfisher plc has been recognised for its commitment to spearheading sustainable timber sourcing practices at this year's Business Commitment to the Environment (BCE) Environmental Leadership Awards. 

Independent family-run garden centre business received the award at this year's Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber Business Awards. 

Company expands with new site in Grangemouth, Scotland.