City sales up 7.5% as milder weather encourages people out to the shops and the weakness of the pound attracts overseas visitors. 

Home shopping group recruits 22,000 customers to Gardening Direct in three months. 

Sheffield-based hand tools brand Footprint has recommenced production at its Sedgley Road site in Owlerton, Sheffield under the name Footprint Sheffield, the former holding company of Footprint Tools. 

DIY Week group ad manager Rachael Pearson closed her biggest deal yet when she welcomed her baby daughter Emily into the world last week. 

Jeremy Bird and team of fundraisers reach summit of Mount Kilimanjaro this morning, to raise money for Wickes's chosen charity Leukaemia Research. 

Garden centre manager threatened by two men in robbery at Great Gaddesdon store last Friday. 

Massive fire at Gordon Rigg Garden Centre rages for more than 12 hours, destroying around a quarter of the building. 

Ironmongery Direct has continued its trend-bucking year with another quarter of like-for-like growth, growing operating profit for the quarter by 45%. 

Kingfisher-owned home improvement retailer joins thousands of individuals and organisations in pledge to cut carbon emissions by 10% in 2010. 

The British Retail Consortium reports a growth in consumer confidence reflected in a 2.8% growth in retail sales values on a like-for-like basis from September 2008. 

Home enhancement industry charity The Rainy Day Trust will be holding a party alongside Spring Fair International and the Totally Shows next February. 

After two years of construction, the new premises was officially opened by HRH The Princess Royal on September 18. 

Former BHETA diy and brushware director Andy Vaughan has announced a new business venture. 

After months of press speculation, a chain of Woolworths lookalike stores is now set to hit the high street from November but without the involvement of Tony Page. 

Wigan-based spade and fork manufacturer Rollins Bulldog Tools has purchased the assets of Caldwells Manufacturing, which entered administration in June 2009. 

Association votes to hold fees for another year to help in difficult trading conditions. 

BRC reports, 'shop prices down on a year ago', with non-food deflation at 1.4% last month, while DIY and gardening sees 2% uplift. 

Plasti-kote, market leader in the UK spray paints market, is the latest big name to lend its support to Britain's Best Retailer Awards. 

2009 exhibition hailed as best trade show in years by buyers and suppliers who attended. 

The Taiwan Hardware Show (THS) and Home Lifestyle Fair (HLS) kick off later this month (Oct 22-25) with the added attraction of the brand new Gardening Pavilion.