French DIY chain Castorama has launched two new websites designed to promote sustainability through repair and longer product use. At pieces-detachees.castorama.fr, users can search for spare parts using various filters…
Home Improvement Report
Between stabilization and decline
Between stabilization and declineThe new edition of the Home Improvement Report 2025 was published in mid-October, showing an international …
Heimtextil
Techno-craftsmen at work
AI and traditional craftsmanship are not mutually exclusive, according to the design experts at Alcova. In their Heimtextil Trends 2026, they present works…
Six months
Clas Ohlson increases sales by 7 per cent
The Swedish retail chain Clas Ohlson reported identical sales growth rates for the second quarter (August to October) and the entire first…
Third quarter
Hornbach: Sales growth slows, earnings decline
Although the German Hornbach Group increased its sales in the third quarter, it expects earnings to decline. Based on preliminary …
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Home Improvement Report Retail Worldwide 2025
The statistics report for the international DIY industry in collaboration with EDRA /ghin und HIMA.
It shows sales trends, location figures and floor space turnover of more than 600 distribution lines worldwide.