Suspicious blaze causes serious damage to Decorator Centre in Dorchester. 

Walmart-owned supermarket chain plans to accelerate the expansion of its Asda Living format, as well as opening 100 smaller format stores. 

DIY chain could instigate another price war after announcing a four-day extravaganza, with triple packs of insulation offered at £2.50. 

South Yorkshire-based centre adds 350-seater eatery to its 7.7acre site with the help of Malcolm Scott Consultants. 

New Cross-based cash and carry operation WACS Trade Centre appointed liquidators earlier this month and reached a resolution to wind up the business last week (Feb 8). 

Swedish retailer Ikea has dismissed two executives from its Russian operations after they were allegedly complicit in bribing a local supplier. 

Tableware manufacturer Arc International has sold Arc International Tableware UK Ltd (AITUK) for an undisclosed sum. The Pyrex brand is unaffected. 

An appeal court defeat for the company that licenses recorded music in shops is a victory for retailers, says the British Retail Consortium. 

Brits spend more than two weeks of their lives waiting for tradesmen, according to new research. 

Spectrum Brands signs agreement to bring Russell Hobbs' small appliance brands within its operating structure to form a new £3bn global company. 

In a bid to get consumers spending again Tile Depot launches BOGOF deal, while B&Q, Focus, Wickes and Homebase, offer as much as 70% off kitchens and bathrooms. 

Chemicals manufacturer Barrettine is celebrating more than 130 years in business as an independent company. 

Department store chain's second new format store will open its doors this autumn. 

EP Barrus secures a trade license agreement to market and sell the Wilkinson Sword range of garden tools in the UK and ROI. 

Time is ticking for manufacturers who need to reduce their carbon emissions before the government's Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) scheme kicks off in April 2010. 

Mack Brooks Exhibitions has acquired the entire shareholding of Fastener Fairs Ltd for an undisclosed sum. 

Euan Sutherland and Sir Richard Branson give a helping hand to insulate a Londoner's loft in support of Prince of Wales' new Start initiative. 

Retail guru takes Lightwater Homecare in hand for the latest series of her BBC show Mary Queen of Shops, with live product demo at the trade exhibition. 

UK high street has "awful start to the year" as heavy snowfall stops shoppers spending. 

Industry charity the Rainy Day Trust is an estimated £17,000 better off after a successful fund-raising party at this week's Birmingham exhibitions: Spring Fair, Totally DIY, Totally Tools and Totally Secure.