Visitors numbers to Totally Tools, DIY and Secure this year were slightly up on 2008. 

Speedy Tools has signed a one-year agreement - with an option to extend for a further four years - to supply Severn Trent Water with generators. 

Non-food retailers have stormed the top ten of stores for customer satisfaction. 

Dutch chemicals company has agreed deal with US firm Whitford Worldwide for an undisclosed sum. 

Ideal Shopping Direct - the TV and internet shopping company - has revealed a pre close update for the 52 weeks ending 28 December 2008. 

Home Retail Group - owner of Argos and Homebase - has announced falling profits at its two flagship chains. 

The pottery trade has taken another knock as Denby has entered talks with unions over jobs cuts. 

Department store chain voted UK’s favourite retailer for second year in a row, with Swedish store Ikea in second place. 

Supermarket chain announces sale of five energy saving light bulb sticks for just 40 pence. 

Aldi has posted a 22.2% sales increase over Christmas compared with the same period in 2007. 

The Government has today unveiled measures designed to help small and medium sized business beat the credit crunch. 

Landscaping products firm plans further closures as part of cost saving initiative. 

Topps Tiles has announced a profits slump of 18.1% on like-for-like (lfl) sales for the the first 13 weeks of their trading year. 

Discount store flourishes as price savvy customers seek out bargains in the Christmas period. 

Oven range and kitchenware manufacturer Aga sheds 400 jobs after announcing a downturn in sales. 

Tesco has results for the Christmas period show the supermarket chain is making profits - but not as much as its rivals. 

Supermarket chain Morrisons has revealed plans to create more than 5,000 jobs this year as part of its store space expansion programme. 
 

DIY giant ends sponsorship with British Olympic Association due to ‘tough retail market’. 

In a refreshing change from all the doom and gloom that currently dominates the news, independent retailer Leekes has announced expansion plans for 2009. 

Christmas sales have been the worst in 14 years, according to the British Retail Consortium.