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The empires strike back
"They were once the ones that emerged as a new, disruptive retail format, calling traditional retail structures into question. The DIY retailers have...View comment...
Paint - Major European markets
Common suffering
In the major markets of Europe – Germany, France and Great Britain – sales in coating agents are declining ... View article...
Coop Bau + Hobby
An upmarket ambience
It’s called upgrading: in its extended and modernised store in Sissach, Coop Bau + Hobby is trialling the new concepts with which the Swiss market leader... View article...
New stores boost Clas Ohlson sales by nine per cent
The Swedish hardware store chain Clas Ohlson has reported a sales increase for September of six per cent compared with September last year, although View news...
Kesko up in third quarter
Despite a slight dip in September, Kesko's building and technical trade ended the third quarter with sales up by 1.4 per cent. In the three months View news...
Sears files for insolvency and closes more stores
American department store chain Sears has filed for insolvency (Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code) and is closing more stores. The group is also View news...
Ignacio Sánchez heads both Leroy Merlin Spain as well as Akí
As further step towards the announced merger of Leroy Merlin España and the Spanish chain Akí at the start of 2019, there will be organisational and View news...
Expo F in Panama will start two months earlier in 2019
The Expo F 2018, International Trade Fair for Hardware & Tools, attracted 2 524 visitors. The second edition of the trade fair took place from 20 View news...
At least 4 per cent plus for Romania’s DIY trade
The Romanian DIY trade will reach the EUR 3 bn mark in 2018. This estimation was given by Frédéric Lamy in an exclusive interview with the Romanian View news...
Asia-Pacific Sourcing and IAW one day earlier due to Carnival
Asia-Pacific Sourcing 2019 will be brought forward one day in order to avoid a clash with the Cologne Carnival. The trade fair will now take place View news...
Bricorama closes its stores in Spain
The French DIY store chain Bricorama is withdrawing from Spain. That is according to reports from the French and Spanish industry services LSA and View news...
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Coop Bau + Hobby
An upmarket ambience
It’s called upgrading: in its extended and modernised store in Sissach, Coop Bau + Hobby is trialling the new concepts with which the Swiss market leader aims to stay ahead online and on the high street View article...
Garden suppliers
Char-Broil
Nordic focus country
Thorsten Schwenecke, Brand Marketing Manager Europe at Char-Broil, explains why Denmark is so important for the grill provider View article...
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USA - Hardware wholesalers
The big four
American hardware wholesalers today are marketing partners to their retail customers as well as being a source of merchandise. Ace Hardware, Do it Best, True Value and Orgill dominate the hardware scene View article...
Events
International Hardware Fair
Increasingly international
The International Hardware Fair in Cologne was held for four days again this year. The share of international visitors keeps on growing View article...
Archive
Leroy Merlin Romania to open an online shop in 2020
In the coming year, Leroy Merlin Romania will test a click & collect service in its own stores and will have an online shop including home View news...
Jardiland now part of Invivo Retail
Ten months after it was announced, the acquisition of the French garden centre chain Jardiland by the cooperative Invivo Group has now been View news...
New head of marketing at Leroy Merlin Romania
Leroy Merlin Romania has appointed Andreea Mihai as head of marketing and e-commerce. Until November 2017, she was director of marketing & View news...
Hagebau and Otto to end their online collaboration
The German cooperative Hagebau and German mail-order group Otto will terminate their joint venture Baumarkt direkt on 30 June 2019. Both companies View news...
Romanian Praktiker stores to be converted to Brico Dépôt format
Kingfisher is aiming to convert the Praktiker stores in Romania that it acquired in August 2017 to its Brico Dépôt format by spring 2019. The UK View news...
Hornbach growth continues, especially abroad
The DIY stores belonging to the Hornbach Group of Germany increased their net sales in the second quarter of 2018/2019 by 4.3 per cent to EUR 1.088 View news...
Hornbach looks to expand in Sweden with more compact stores
Hornbach aims to expand further in Sweden with smaller stores than those opened hitherto. "We still see great growth potential in Sweden. View news...
Market for bathroom articles in Europe is inconsistent
The overall market for bathroom articles is developing inconsistently in Europe. This is the conclusion of a study by the German corporate View news...
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