February's prolonged rain washed shoppers away from high streets and into the more protected environment afforded by out-of-town shopping locations. 

The jobs will be cut from B&Q's head office as the company looks to transform itself into an omnichannel retailer. 

Vivid Arts was deemed to have the best display stand at Home Hardware's spring trade show in Exeter last week. 

Screwfix has confirmed that there will be no let-up in its ambitious opening programme, which should see a further 60 stores launched in the UK this year. 

Organisers have announced the date for next year's Garden & Home Press Event - Thursday, February 12 - and revealed that it will mark its 10th anniversary in 2015. 

Chancellor George Osborne unveiled a package of measures to help businesses that invest, manufacture and export, when he delivered his Budget today. 

As the UK heads into Spring the Swedish retailer says sales of some of its garden furniture have risen by as much as 243%. 

The Garden Centre Association will be visiting hundreds of garden centres across the UK to ensure they are meeting strict membership standards. 

Homebase has confirmed that it will be closing one of its three stores in Worcester next month - while the groundswell of opinion against the closure of the Holyhead outlet is growing. 

Bosmere sales and marketing director Steve Millington was voted president of the Garden Industry Manufacturers' Association at its AGM on March 13. 

B&Q parent has officially opened its first two Romanian stores under the Brico Dépôt brand, in the Pantelimon and Orhideea areas of capital city Bucharest. 

Homebase and Argos parent Home Retail Group (HRG) said today in a trading statement that it expects full-year profit to be better than expected, after an encouraging final two months. 

Strong sales of kitchens, bathrooms, furniture and carpets helped Leekes enjoy a robust performance over Christmas 2013 and the New Year. 

This year is seeing a big uplift in demand for neutral paint colours, with consumers using them as a backdrop for bolder paint colours, furniture and accessories. 

Euan Sutherland has resigned from the top role at The Co-operative Group less than a year after moving there from Kingfisher. 

Albert Billington retires from B&Q's Longwell Green store aged 90, after 23 years with the company. 

The owner and managing director of leading Lake District garden centre Hayes Garden World has been put behind bars - for the second time. 

The Eco Technology Show returns to the Brighton Centre for another two-day show. 

Alan Murdoch, director of the award-winning Devonshire garden centre Fermoy's, has left the business following its takeover by Blue Diamond. 

Suppliers are being given a chance to pitch to B&Q later this month at a special Innovation and New Products Open Day.