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Flying Brands could breach banking covenants
Flying Brands has warned it will breach its banking covenants next month unless further action is taken, after the business continued to perform below management expectations.
23 September 2011
John Lewis reports strong sales from new Stratford store
Retailer pleased with performance of its first London department store for 20 years.
23 September 2011
Carpetright to open standalone bed stores
Floorcoverings retailer to rebrand five of its existing carpet outlets as 'Sleepright by Carpetright'.
23 September 2011
Suspicious fire at Wickes store
Police are appealing for witnesses after a suspicious fire broke out at a Wickes store in Worksop on Saturday night.
22 September 2011
Bents celebrates 10 years with 10 tiers
Bents Home & Garden is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Fresh Approach Restaurant with a 10-tier cake created by the restaurant team.
22 September 2011
Tesco teams up with Crimestoppers
Supermarket chain to offer 'property protector' kit instore alongside its range of electrical security accessories.
22 September 2011
Last chance to sponsor charity skydive
DIY Week
's Rachael Lyon and former editor Will Parsons are joining 16 other volunteers taking part in the inaugural Rainy Day Trust tandem parachute jump this weekend.
22 September 2011
Mako opens new Burnley unit
Paintbrush and roller maker Mako UK has moved to new premises in Burnley, with a spacious showroom, improved order processing and advanced IT support.
21 September 2011
Lloyds starts sale of Garden Centre Group
Lloyds Banking Group has begun the process of selling the Garden Centre Group, with a deal expected to raise £300m.
21 September 2011
Pextons Hardware set to open standalone cookshop
The award-winning York retailer has announced plans to open a new cookshop in the city in around six weeks' time.
21 September 2011
Golden opportunity at Solus show
Solus is opening up its extensive Droitwich showroom for a pre-season trade event from October 3-14.
16 September 2011
B&Q sales dip 2% in first half
Kingfisher-owned DIY chain manages to grow profits but blames tough retail environment and Focus clearance sale for decline in sales in H1.
15 September 2011
Garden centres take advantage of early autumn
Garden retailers are reporting strong sales of bulbs and autumn bedding as an early autumn sets in, the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has reported.
14 September 2011
Online and multi-channel drives sales growth at John Lewis
As a "highly competitive trading environment" impacts on John Lewis' profits for the first half, online sales soar 27%, with predictions johnlewis.com could achieve a turnover of £1bn by 2014.
14 September 2011
Home Retail appoints Habitat md
Home Retail Group (HRG) has appointed a new managing director for Habitat.
14 September 2011
UK housing market remains subdued
Economic uncertainty and lack of mortgage finance led to a decline in the number of property sales over the past three months.
13 September 2011
Homebase trials decorating service
Homebase is testing several new ranges and services as part of its strategy to become 'first for decorating'.
13 September 2011
B&Q parent steps up investment in Russia
Kingfisher group to plough £115m into opening nine new Castorama home improvement stores over next two years.
12 September 2011
Homebase launches interactive touch screens
Homebase has launched 'Create the Look' touch screens at its Aylesford branch to help customers visualise different products in their homes.
9 September 2011
Yeoman celebrates 21 years with world record attempt
Solus garden tool brand Yeoman is celebrating its 21st anniversary with a Guinness World Record attempt.
9 September 2011
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