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B&Q to open smaller stores in city centres
B&Q is set to expand into city centres with smaller-format stores after successful pilots run by parent company Kingfisher overseas.
22 June 2010
Emergency Budget: VAT to rise to 20%
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.
22 June 2010
Online sales reach highest growth in two years
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.
21 June 2010
Argos iPhone app hits half a million downloads
Argos' new iPhone app has been downloaded 500,000 times in the three weeks
since its launch on May 22
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21 June 2010
Vergo Retail closures continue
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.
21 June 2010
John Lewis sales boosted by World Cup and warm weather
Department store chain reports uplift in demand for white goods, outdoor living and home ranges.
18 June 2010
HTA garden centres to offer RHS membership
Under an exclusive agreement with the RHS, HTA member garden centres and retail nurseries will be able to offers RHS membership to their customers.
18 June 2010
Family opens new garden centre in West Midlands
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.
18 June 2010
Scottish sales slip amid fears of spending cuts
Like-for-like sales down 0.8% in May, with homewares and discretionary items down on a year ago.
17 June 2010
Garden centre celebrates 25 years
Fulham Palace Garden Centre is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.
17 June 2010
Clas Ohlson expands with Birmingham store
Swedish retailer enters into an agreement for a lease pertaining to a new store in Merry Hill Shopping centre, Brierley Hill/Birmingham.
17 June 2010
Cut card charges, says BRC
The British Retail Consortium is calling on the Government to cut the "excessive" charges banks levy on retailers for accepting plastic.
16 June 2010
UK economic recovery still on track but CBI warns it will be protracted.
Despite faster economic growth in 2010, urgent action to reduce the budget deficit could prolong recovery.
16 June 2010
UPDATE: Homebase shopper who alleged kidnap is given prison sentence
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.
16 June 2010
380 jobs at risk as Pilkington’s appoints administrators
Tile manufacturer blames cash flow problems as it becomes the latest victim of recent tough trading conditions in the furniture and floorcoverings sector.
16 June 2010
IHA to host congress at National Hardware Show
The 2011 International Hardware Association Biennial Congress will be held during the show in Las Vegas in May.
15 June 2010
Tesco sales slow due to rising petrol prices
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.
15 June 2010
Kingfisher nets environmental award
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.
15 June 2010
Webbs crowned Business of the Year
Independent family-run garden centre business received the award at this year's Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber Business Awards.
15 June 2010
Lafarge Plasterboard opens new depot
Company expands with new site in Grangemouth, Scotland.
15 June 2010
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