UK DIY News
August Sales Reflect a Damp End to Summer - BDO
Total sales across all categories grew just +2.2% in August, below August’s average across the last eight years, excluding the COVID-19 period High street footfall fell as record summer...
04 September 2026
Howdens TradeFest: Better Than a Sale is back
04 September 2026
Chadwicks Group Marks Major Expansion in Northern Ireland
04 September 2026
Grafton Group Reports 8% Profit Growth Despite Continued Weakness in UK
03 September 2026
UK Store News
John Lewis Officially Opens Online Christmas Shop
John Lewis has officially opened its online Christmas shop 119 sleeps before Christmas [27th August 2026], following a surge in early festive planning. As the excitement of the World Cup final...
01 September 2026
Wren to Open new Showroom in Bromborough
26 August 2026
Magnet Opens Small-Format Showroom in Harrogate
25 August 2026
UK People News
Wholesale Domestic Appoints Anne Scullion as Head of Commercial
Wholesale Domestic has promoted Anne Scullion to Head of Commercial, bringing its Sales, Marketing, Brand, Ecommerce and three Scottish showrooms under one commercial function as the business...
21 August 2026
International News
Chadwicks Group Marks Major Expansion in Northern Ireland
Brand-new Ravenhill branch marks the first-ever Northern Ireland location for both The Panelling Centre and Sitetech Eight new local jobs created at the Belfast trade store New store...
04 September 2026
Grafton Group Reports 8% Profit Growth Despite Continued Weakness in UK
03 September 2026
The Home Depot Expands Magic Apron's In-store Capabilities
01 September 2026
Headlam Group Announces Sale of Netherlands Business
27 August 2026
Digital Retail News
Temu Helps European Small Businesses Expand Internationally
European businesses selling on Temu report hiring staff, increasing capacity and reaching customers in new international markets, according to a survey by the e-commerce platform. ...
01 September 2026
JD.com Unveils Robotics Strategy at World Robot Conference
25 August 2026
IKEA to Launch Second-Hand Marketplace Platform
17 August 2026
JD.com Posts Q2 Revenue Decline
17 August 2026
I find the news and articles they publish really useful and enjoy reading their views and commentary on the industry. It's the only source of quality, reliable information on our major customers and it's used regularly by myself and my team.
Simon Fleet - Sales & Marketing Director, Thomas Dudley Ltd
Don't miss out on all the latest, breaking news from the DIY industry
