The DIY trade could be set for a boost as a new home makeover series prepares to launch on primetime television. 

Retailer Godfrey DIY has revealed plans to dramatically downsize one of its three branches and rebrand its offer at the site as a dedicated furniture store trading under the Totally Home banner. 

B&Q has slammed kitchen and bathroom retailers that it says bump up the prices of their products in order to be able to slash them later - while B&Q itself, it claims, has the lowest prices in the kitchen market. 

The fortunes of struggling Irish retail chain Woodie's DIY saw a slight reversal towards the end of last year. 

Tiling retailer Topps Tiles has created 12 adverts to sponsor the weather reports on ITV's Daybreak programme. 

Local authorities made record revenue from car parking fines and charges last year - and the end result will be ghost high streets. 

B&Q and Screwfix's parent group Kingfisher has appointed insurance broker Trade Direct as the sole supplier and administrator of tools and public liability insurance for its customers. 

Decco has appointed former Dobbies head of buying Neil Fishlock to take on the role of supplier relations manager. 

East Anglian discount chain Thingmebobs has been bought by QD Stores for an undisclosed sum. 

Following its acquisition of garden care manufacturer Doff Portland in December 2012, 151 Products is implementing a restructuring plan to save the family-run firm from insolvency. 

Tile and flooring retailer Topps Tiles has revealed a 1.6% sales increase like-for-like for the 13 weeks ending December 29, 2012. 

Recently named the country's top homewares retailer, Dunelm Mill has posted sales growth of 13% for the 26 weeks ending December 29, 2012 - but chief executive Nick Wharton has warned the momentum could be difficult to maintain during the second half. 

The authorities have ordered the withdrawal from the market of a glue gun that is liable to give users an electric shock. 

Gardening company Gardman recently announced its successful completion of a financial restructuring within the group. 

Visitors to Frankfurt's Christmasworld will find an expanded range of candles and room fragrances when the fair opens at the end of this month. 

A Hampshire garden centre is hoping that a public inquiry this spring will override opposition to a relocation of the business. 

Sterling Locks diverted its Christmas card energies this year to charity, sending instead a donation to the Rainy Day Trust. 

White goods retailer DRL, owner of the Appliances Online website, has seen sales soar 28% to £207.3m during its last financial year, and has recently emerged as a bidder for Comet's online brand. 

The DIY and gardening retail sector is set to grow 3.3% in 2013, making it the strongest category for projected growth in retail, according to a new report by Verdict and SAS UK. 

For the first time in the Haskin Garden Centre group's 39 years of trading, turnover exceeded £4million during the month of December.