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Do you remember? There was a time once when we didn't talk about seven-day incidence rates, infection rates, mandatory mask-wearing and the matter of...View comment...
New Feature of Bunnings’ App helps customers to find products faster
To help speed up shopping trips in-store, the Australian DIY store chain Bunnings has introduced Interactive Maps - a new feature within the View news...
German DIY store sales plummet in the first quarter
No longer deemed to be an essential service, there was a substantial, if temporary, drop in sales at German home improvement stores during this View news...
Home Depot buys its own ship
As reported by news channel CNBC, the big American DIY store chain Home Depot has decided to acquire a ship to overcome the current problems of port View news...
John Herbert in conversation with DCM CEO Yasunori Ishiguro
John W. Herbert, general secretary of EDRA/GHIN, today interviewed the CEO of Japanese home improvement chain DCM, Yasunori Ishiguro, as part of the View news...
Double-digit growth in Austria and Switzerland
In Austria and Switzerland, home improvement stores saw a double-digit increase in sales in the first quarter, despite the sector in both countries View news...
Top 15 in German garden retailing increase sales by double digits
The top 15 German garden retailers achieved a double-digit increase in sales in 2020. The Statistik Baumarkt + Garten 2021 DACH (DIY Store + Garden View news...
DIY International 2/2021: from the Philippines to the Nordics
The Philippines was badly affected by the pandemic. How did home improvement retailers react to this situation? Our correspondent Jennee Grace U View news...
Kingfisher announces new 2025 carbon reduction targets
Kingfisher announces new carbon reduction targets consistent with reductions required to keep global warming to 1.5°C, one of the goals of the Paris View news...
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France
111 per cent
France’s home improvement market grew by 13 per cent in 2020, but the growth of the DIY stores was only half as great. However, their online business has grown by triple digits online. When it comes to their big competitor on the Internet, the industry is silent View article...
Suppliers
Keter
Focus on sustainability
Keter, one of the big players in the international plastics industry, has developed a sustainability strategy with ambitious goals, which they intend to have achieved within five years. It also includes the aspect of ethics and society View article...
Regional report
Africa
To Libya and in the Sudan
The Egyptian CMB Group doesn't only supply markets in Africa with its building products, it exports throughout the whole of the world. It is now also expanding as franchisor beyond the borders of Egypt with its small-scale retail format View article...
Events
Taiwan Hardware Show
Plans for a virtual and physical event
The Taiwan Hardware Show was the only hardware event staged worldwide in 2020. This year’s edition is set to run from 13 to 15 October in Taichung and once again on the Internet, organiser Kaigo announces View article...