According to retail experts Springboard, the full day results for Boxing Day reveal footfall was +38.8% higher than in 2021. With an increase of +50.1% up to 12pm, the overall result reveals how much better footfall was on Boxing Day morning this ...

Tradespeople could see a downturn in custom as more homeowners expect to undertake DIY due to the soaring cost of living, according to research by flooring retailer Factory Direct Flooring (FDF). However, results also bring to the fore other ...

Adding value to a property doesn’t have to mean getting a brand-new kitchen fitted or having expensive new windows installed. There are many changes owners can undertake themselves to add value, as even small things like outdated kitchen tiles can ...

Research reveals that ‘quality time’ and ‘home-cooked food’ are more important to the nation than toys and tech this festive period. The big day is fast approaching, and with pressures mounting to have ‘the best Christmas ever’ following the last ...

BHETA, the leading trade association for DIY, Housewares & Small Electrical companies, is to hold a live forum at its Birmingham offices in Vyse Street on 1 February with speakers from Toolstation topping the bill. Rupert Nichols, Commercial ...

The directors at a Bradford headquartered Garden Centre Group have announced plans for one of the sites that it acquired earlier in the year.Mark Farnsworth, Sharon McNair and Sarah Ritchie Some of the YGC Group team at Harden.YGC Group, the parent ...

Famous for Tubtrugs, the first two-handled, super-strong flexible tub, Red Gorilla has joined BHETA. Founded over 35 years ago, to produce the ultra-flexible ‘use it for everything’ product, the company has gone on to supply the garden, DIY, ...

Glee, the international ‘festival’ for the garden, leisure and pet sector, has had a makeover with new branding revealed ahead of the 2023 event (27th – 29th June, NEC Birmingham). Having undergone a renaissance in a post-pandemic world, Glee ...

Paul Hambidge, founder of Factory Direct Flooring, a supplier of wood, vinyl, including LVT, and laminate flooring to retailers, commercial sites and residential customers throughout the UK, discusses the latest trends, types and innovations in ...

Floors are shaking off their shrinking violet reputation and playing a lead part in setting the tone in home design. We look at five inspirational mix and match trends that cleverly use contrasting colours and finishes for that ultimate signature ...

Parker Building Supplies, Chandlers Building Supplies, Fairalls and Stamco Hoppings have launched a branch-wide ‘World Cup’ penalty shoot-out challenge for charity.Some of the Parker Building Supplies team at the Eastbourne branch - L to R: John ...

B&Q has announced it will be moving to a new unit on the Enfield Retail Park, Great Cambridge Road, Enfield EN1 3RW at 8am on Friday 9th December, just in time for the festive season. B&Q will now trade from the former Toys R Us unit on the ...

National builders merchant Jewson has launched a handy reference guide to help the trade navigate recent changes to building regulations. The changes apply to most new builds, renovations and extensions, including domestic, commercial and industrial ...

BHETA is to hold another of its popular retailer networking webinars, this time with Lakeland. The event will take place on Thursday 19th January at 10:30am and five members of the buying team will be involved. Philippa Simons, Head of Buying, will ...

Steve Potter, Managing Director of Katie Blake Furniture Glencrest Seatex celebrated his 50th Birthday recently and marked the occasion by donating 50 Luxury Christmas Trees to The One Love Project Soup Kitchen & Foodbank.Twenty of these ...

Although we remain hopeful that we are heading for the first Christmas in several years that won’t be scuppered by COVID, employers need to be conscious of the risks when gathering their teams together for some much-deserved seasonal cheer, says the ...

We are delighted to announce that Blanchard’s Home Hardware (Bideford) has won Home Hardware’s Christmas Window Dressing Competition receiving £100 in M&S vouchers. Watson Home Hardware (Sutton on Sea) received the runner’s up prize of £50 M&...

Research by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed how homeowners surrounding one of the capital’s forgotten tube stations could benefit by as much as £50,000 if plans to connect their area to the world’s most famous ...