Eight percent of retailers fear they will become insolvent in the next year, compared with a cross-sector average of 2%, says insolvency trade body R3. 

Department store chain extends multi-channel reach with smaller-format store in Aberdeen but remains coy about details. 

Fashion chain Next opens its new superstore in Shoreham next week, offering DIY and garden products for the first time. 

Bents Garden & Home has introduced 'The Green Crusader' - its very own superhero - as part of a new environmental campaign specifically aimed at children. 

Administrators release dates for last day of trading for 22 TJ Hughes stores, putting 1,061 employees out of a job. 

Ikea UK has purchased a wind farm in Aberdeenshire as part of new plans to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. 

Founder of retail fashion brand Boxfresh, Roger Wade teams up with property developers to erect a shopping mall in Shoreditch using shipping containers. 

The company that has bought four TJ Hughes stores out of administration also plans to bring Liverpool department store Lewis's back to life. 

Masseys DIY has submitted proposals for a new £2m store in a bid to expand the business. 

Tile Depot has opened a brand new store in Newbury, Berkshire, taking the total store portfolio to 18. 

Carpetright has reported a 2.3% decline in UK sales for the first quarter of its financial year, but like-for-like sales were flat (down 0.2%) against a 6% decline for the full year to April 2011. 

Government-imposed limits on town centre parking spaces are to be scrapped to boost struggling high streets. 

Online retailer Pixmania-Pro has entered the garden market with the addition of more than 100 garden tools and equipment lines to its site. 

General merchandise retailer to change more than 30% of its offer and continue own-brand push with new coloured wallpaper collection. 

Wickes has seen a 2% increase in delivered revenue for the first half of 2011, despite a 13% drop in kitchen and bathroom sales as consumers scaled back big-ticket spending. 

Barnet Council has approved plans to turn Mill Hill Garden Centre into a primary school, despite protests from local residents. 

Lewis's Home Retail Ltd agrees to buy TJ Hughes name, website and assets of four stores for an undisclosed sum. 

It was 'standing room only' at Charles Harrison's funeral on Thursday July 28. 

The Garden Centre Group (GCG) has confirmed its acquisition of Country Homes & Gardens. 

AkzoNobel has become the latest company to sign up for the Rainy Day Trust's Partnership scheme.