Comment
Talk to one another!
"Brands - and I'm talking of suppliers brands - will play an increasingly important role in the future." "In ten years at the latest, we...View comment...
Hardware and tools - Bosch
Sticking, suction, claw care
Bosch has come up trumps again this year with a plethora of product ideas. New products for the household and for use in creative design are intended to... View article...
Dähne Verlag
Relatively quiet
There were no massive surprises in the home improvement business in Germany in 2017. However, the top 20 retailers increased their sales at home and abroad... View article...Most popular news
HIL Limited to acquire Parador
The Indian building materials manufacturer HIL Limited, a subsidiary of the CK Birla Group, is to acquire Parador from its previous majority owner, View news...
EDIN joins EDRA/GHIN
EDRA, the European DIY Retail Association, and GHIN, the Global Home Improvement Network have today announced the joining of EDIN, the European View news...
Byggmax opens new store in Malung
Byggmax has opened a new store in Malung. The new store is located at Västra Industrigatan 14. Byggmax sells construction materials such as lumber, View news...
Hellweg and Toom Baumarkt resurrect the DIY Union
Hellweg Die Profi-Baumärkte GmbH & Co. KG and Toom Baumarkt GmbH are resurrecting their collaboration in the DIY Union procurement company, which View news...
New managing director at Velux
Jacob Madsen is the new managing director of Velux Deutschland GmbH. He thus succeeds Felix Egger, who has occupied the position on a provisional View news...
Lowe reorganises management structure
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) has simplified its management structure and reorganised the distribution of responsibilities. The aim of the View news...
Eurobaustoff up 3.7 per cent in the first six months
Eurobaustoff has reported an increase of 3.7 per cent in its centrally invoiced purchasing volume of EUR 3.12 bn in the first six months of 2018. View news...
Mr. Bricolage enters into a partnership with CDiscount
The French DIY chain Mr. Bricolage has entered into a strategic partnership with the CDiscount platform. In a first phase, the two new partners will View news...
Actual figures
Statistics Home Improvement Europe
|
|
DIY International 2/2018
Distribution
Kingfisher
Still two brands?
Kingfisher is present in Romania with two sales channels, Brico Dépôt and Praktiker. The Britons have now announced an integration plan View article...
Suppliers
Batavia
Look back with a smile
Ten years ago, Henk van Ommen founded the Dutch tool provider Batavia. In DIY International he takes stock on its special anniversary View article...
Regional report
Spain - Flowers and plants
Benefiting from the green boom
Spanish exports of flowers and plants have recorded a double-digit increase in the last year, with nearly all segments benefiting View article...
Events
Taiwan Hardware Show
The rise of the Middle East
The growing importance of this part of the world was manifested in the visitor statistics at the 17th Taiwan Hardware Show. Exhibitors delighted in a visitor pool of even greater diversity View article...
Events
Archive
Expo F 2018 will print a house in just six hours
A DIY workshop Print and Build a House will be part of the conference program to be held during Expo F 2018, the International Trade Fair for View news...
ROPO effect depends on product and age
Around 39 per cent of DIY product purchases are prepared in advance by the consumer through Internet research. This is normally spoken of as the ROPO View news...
SMU sells building materials and DIY chain Construmart
The Chilean retail group SMU has sold its building materials and DIY chain Construmart for USD 50.625 mio. The new owner is the private equity firm View news...
Jem & Fix sees potential for 50 stores in Norway
The Danish DIY store chain Jem & Fix sees a potential of up to 50 locations in Norway. That is what country manager Kennet Foersom Iversen said View news...
Migros undergoes transformation and cuts back on jobs
The Swiss retail group Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund (MGB) is simplifying its organisation and internal processes in the central administrative areas View news...
Hortiflorexpo IPM Beijing attracts 22 per cent more visitors
Hortiflorexpo IPM Beijing 2018 drew to a close with big increases in all figures. From 10 to 12 May 2018 the New China International Exhibition View news...
From minus 15 to plus 7 per cent in the first quarter and everything in between
From minus 15 per cent to plus 7 per cent: that's the spread in sales variations of DIY store operators worldwide in the first quarter of 2018. If View news...
Hagebau sales increase in the first six months
The German building materials and DIY store cooperative Hagebau increased its group sales in the first six months of 2018 by 4.0 per cent compared View news...
DIY Retailers worldwide
Update now!
|
|