Home improvement group reports full year sales up 11% but UK sales see a 2.6% drop to £4.3bn. 

Thursday June 4 is a date for the diary and not to be missed. An opportunity to spend a day at the UK's premier clay shooting school along with some of the UK's top retailers and DIY and home enhancement suppliers. 

One of the UK's largest tile and wood flooring specialists Topps Tiles has reported a drop in revenue for the start of 2009. 

Sainsbury's fourth quarter trading statement for the 11 weeks to March 21 shows sales still rising for the supermarket. 

Supermarket chain Morrisons is preparing to launch a new range of non-food products, according to reports. 

The UK's second-largest flooring retailer Allied Carpets has been snapped up by an offshore investment fund, for an undisclosed sum. 

Sales of Oven Pride are now the highest they have ever been since the product went on sale in the year 2000, according to the firms managing director. 

Electrical supplier Jegs has moved into a brand new warehouse only 15 months after its original premises burned to the ground. 

Matalan has confirmed it owners and shareholders will share a bumper £25m windfall after the firm blew away the economic gloom surrounding much of the retail industry. 

Department store chain Beales has seen trade fall in early 2009 due to bad weather and the economic situation. 

Welsh comedian Rhod Gilbert announced to host the prestigious lunchtime event on May 15. 

Homeware and fashion retailer Next is bucking the retail gloom by opening a new flagship store in a revamped Essex shopping centre. 

The family behind internet wedding list firm Wrapit, that went into administration last year, have set up a new business. 

M&S' brand-new home and food store in Cardiff opened for business yesterday (19 March). 

A planning application for a new garden centre development on the outskirts of Aberdeen has been submitted to the city council. 

B&Q celebrated 40 years of trading this week by showing one of its two founders around the chain's newest and most successful store - ever. 

Diyweek.net's recent coverage of council 'sting' operations has led to scores of retailers getting in touch to say the system is still unfair. 

Buckinghamshire site, famous for its role in World War II, is voted top in Wickes first Building with Pride awards. 

KPMG has announced the launch of its brand new 'Retail Distress Tracker', which analyses UK companies facing stress at the moment - and found home and home improvement retailers are under the most pressure at the moment. 

Arsonists are thought to be behind £250,000 of damage to a roofing firm's office in Essex.