UK discount retailer B&M is among a handful of retailers across Europe that could be challenging the likes of Tesco and Carrefour within 10 to 15 years. 

A specially-designed kitchen and building materials worth £10,000 have been donated by the Travis Perkins Group to Antarctic expedition The Coldest Journey, led by Sir Ranulph Fiennes. 

The organisers of Christmasworld have put together a special package for UK visitors that includes a trip to the show and a tour of leading German garden centres around Frankfurt. 

Former DIY Week news editor Martyn Hocking died on Friday October 19 after a battle with cancer. He was 48. 

Just one month after its acquisition of Nupla, QEP has now taken on two more companies - Ludell and Imperial Industries. 

Acting Garden Centre Group ceo Stephen Murphy has announced that the 129-centre chain could expand by up to 70 more centres in the next five to seven years. 

Wilmslow Garden Centre has reopened following last June's devastating fire at the Cheshire outlet. 

UK segment sales at the multi-channel brand were up 2.6% for the 52 weeks ending September 1, 2012. 

The third quarter of 2012 has seen retail employment grow by the fastest rate in two years, as well as Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 1%, pulling the UK out of the longest double-dip recession since World War II. 

Hozelock ceo David Algar is being replaced by Marc Ballu, a third generation member of the Ballu family who own Exel Industries, the company which took over the gardening supplier just weeks ago. 

Eleven garden centres have been named regional winners of the GCA's Ruxley Rose competition, which recognises excellent quality and range of plants. 

The Advertising Standards Agency has banned an advert from Really Cheap Kitchens after a customer enquired about a £795 granite worktop kitchen and was told the worktops were laminate and the price did not include fitting costs. 

Argos intends to transform itself from a catalogue-led business to a digitally-led business, parent Home Retail Group said today as it revealed its results for the half year to September 1 2012. 

September saw a second month's rise in garden centre and nursery sales, according to the Horticultural Trades Association's garden retail monitor. 

Gardening equipment supplier Hozelock has been bought by French spraying specialist Exel Industries, but will continue to manufacture in the UK. 

A product which increases the capacity of a wheelbarrow by up to 300% has made its inventors more than £1.3m in its first year on the market, despite the entrepreneurs rejecting an offer from two Dragons' Den millionaires. 

The government has been slammed for its decision to defer the business rate revaluation for two years - a move that has left retailers and other interested parties reeling. 

A Hampshire garden centre has been targeted by burglars for the fourth time in a year. 

A survey of 96 shopping websites taken by more than 14,000 consumers ranked Homebase.co.uk and B&Q's DIY.com as 92nd and 95th respectively, revealed Which? this week. 

The judging process is nearly complete and DIY Week can now reveal the product entries shortlisted for Gold at this year's DIY Week Awards.