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Cooperate or die
"Innovate or die" is one theme of the 7th Global DIY Summit in Dublin in June. It doesn't sound a really original theme at first glance: ask anyone...View comment...
Housewares and deco - Hailo
Mapping the future
Hailo has repositioned itself as a brand, defining its corporate identity and the brand in a brand book for the first time ... View article...
ManoMano
“You have to reckon with us”
The online marketplace ManoMano wants to become market leader in six European countries. It currently has the highest growth rates in Germany ... View article...Most popular news
Koelnmesse is bundling its "Global Competence in Hardware"
Koelnmesse wants to bundle its activities in the field of hardware in future under the motto "Koelnmesse: Global Competence in Hardware". View news...
Lighting congress at double fair in Panama
The first Design + Lighting Latin America 2019 congress will be staged on the first two days of the Inter Lumi and Expo F double trade fair in Panama View news...
Kingfisher pulls out of Germany and heads for Ireland
After operating Screwfix for just five years in Germany, Kingfisher is pulling the distribution channel out of the country and closing all 19 View news...
Kingfisher sales static, Castorama and B&Q performing poorly
Kingfisher's sales have stagnated. In fiscal 2018/2019 (ended 31 January 2019) the British DIY group's sales were up 0.3 per cent from the previous View news...
Kingfisher seeks a new boss
Kingfisher is looking for a new CEO. A press release by the company states that no decision has been taken yet as to the departure date of Véronique View news...
Hagebaumarkt chain grows in Germany by nearly two per cent
The Hagebaumarkt franchise chain in Germany increased its net external sales last year by 1.9 per cent to EUR 1.998 bn. At the end of the year, the View news...
DIY retail remains the second largest distribution channel for bathroom furniture
The DIY trade still continues to play a significant role in the distribution of bathroom furniture, mirror cabinets and illuminated mirrors. With a View news...
2018 DIY picture in Germany dictated by the weather
Sales in the home improvement sector in Germany increased by 1.6 per cent last year to a gross total of EUR 18.75 bn. Sales on the same store area View news...
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Statistics Home Improvement Europe
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DIY International 1/2019
Distribution
ManoMano
“You have to reckon with us”
The online marketplace ManoMano wants to become market leader in six European countries. It currently has the highest growth rates in Germany View article...
Suppliers
Rothenberger Industrial
Targeting growth through exports
Rothenberger Industrial has established itself in the building market in the segments of soldering and welding, plumbing tools and gas heating products. The company now aims to achieve further growth by expanding its export quota View article...
Regional report
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
China International Hardware Show
Two weeks earlier
This year’s China International Hardware Show will take place mid October. Some 3 000 exhibitors are expected to present their products in Shanghai View article...
Archive
Austrian home improvement sector continues to grow
Home improvement retailers in Austria recorded total gross sales amounting to EUR 2.56 bn in fiscal 2018. This is equivalent to growth of 1.4 per View news...
Swiss home improvement sector grows by nearly two per cent
DIY retail companies in Switzerland experienced sales growth of 1.9 per cent in the 2018 financial year. Total gross sales rose to a volume of CHF View news...
The ten largest German DIY store operators grow by almost three per cent
The international business of the German top 10 in the DIY trade is increasingly gaining momentum. This conclusion can be drawn from the initial View news...
Growth among the top 10 in Germany is weakening somewhat
The ten largest DIY store operators in Germany have roughly maintained their sales growth of 2018 but, generally speaking, are losing momentum View news...
Praktiker Bulgaria opens its twelfth store
Praktiker Bulgaria has opened its twelfth store in Vratsa in the north-west of the country. "It is the newest and maybe the most beautiful View news...
Clas Ohlson is eight per cent up after nine months
The Swedish retail chain Clas Ohlson has completed the third quarter of its financial year - i.e. November 2018 to January 2019 - with an increase in View news...
Kingfisher removes metaldehyde from its 1 200 stores
Kingfisher announces it will stop selling products that contain metaldehyde across its 1 200 stores and replace them with environmentally-friendly View news...
Early bird offer for the Global DIY Summit in Dublin is coming to an end
The early bird offer for the 7th Global DIY Summit in Dublin ends this week. The organisers are offering an early booking discount of EUR 300 until View news...
DIY Retailers worldwide
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