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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...Most popular news
Kevin Macnab new President of Home Hardware Stores
Home Hardware Stores Limited ("Home Hardware" or the "Company") has announced the appointment of Kevin Macnab as President and View news...
Expo F 2018: three days of activities
The event of the hardware industry in Latin America and the Caribbean, Expo F 2018, the International Ferretera Fair, is just around the corner. From View news...
Cencosud grows, but fights with currencies
A mixed balance is the result for the Chilean Cencosud group and its home improvement business in the second quarter. Overall, the division achieved View news...
Obi opens its first store in Kazakhstan
The first Obi store in Kazakhstan is now open in the city of Almaty. The official opening, which was also attended by the Mayor of Almaty, Baurzhan View news...
Kingfisher replaces French boss
Kingfisher, the international home improvement retailer, has appointed Christian Mazauric as CEO of Kingfisher in France to replace Marc Ténart who View news...
German DIY stores make an increase of 2.9 per cent in gardens
DIY stores in Germany have increased their sales in the first half of 2018 by 1.7 per cent compared to the same period last year. In the garden View news...
Clas Ohlson: pop-up store and Amazon
An increase in sales of 10 per cent has been reported by Clas Ohlson for the months of May to July, the first quarter of financial year 2018/2019. View news...
Megatek in Albania is new member of Edra/Ghin
The Albanian trading company Megatek is a new member of Edra/Ghin, the European and Global network for the home improvement industry. Megatek, which View news...
Actual figures
Statistics Home Improvement Europe
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DIY International 3/2018
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Dähne Verlag
Top 10 DIY retailers in North and South America
The top 10 DIY retailers in North and South America achieved combined net sales of EUR 203.7 bn in 2017. On a euro basis, that was 1.9 per cent more t 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...
Regional report
Spain - AFEB
Improving consumer knowledge
César Navarro, chairman of the Spanish manufacturers’ association AFEB, talks about the challenges that manufacturers and retailers must tackle jointly now, when the sector is showing signs of recovery View article...
Events
International Hardware Fair
The fair is digitalised
The International Hardware Fair is almost fully booked. But Amazon and Co. are characterising events at the Cologne trade fair more and more View article...
Archive
Dedeman opens its 49th store
Dedeman, market leader for home improvement and construction materials in Romania, opened its 49th store today, the 7 September 2018. The location in View news...
Byggmax opens new store in Lycksele
The retailer Byggmax is to open a new store at Fabriksgatan 9 in Lycksele during spring 2019. The store will employ four to five people. "The View news...
Spoga+Gafa 2018: international scope increases
Spoga+Gafa closed its doors after the three-day show with an increased visitor total. The trends and themed worlds focusing on the garden attracted View news...
Chamber of commerce delegation visits FN Neuhofer
The company FN Neuhofer received a visit last week from the president of the Upper Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKOÖ), Doris Hummer, along with the View news...
Byggmax opens new store in Södertälje
The home improvement discounter chain Byggmax, which continues to grow, opened a new store in Södertälje last week. The new store is located at View news...
International statistics covering an expanded range of subjects
The range of topics covered by the latest edition of Dähne Verlag's international home improvement retailing statistics has been expanded once more. View news...
Tuesday to Thursday opening for Glee from 2019 onwards
The British garden trade show Glee is changing its opening days from next year and will run from Tuesday to Thursday instead of Monday to Wednesday. View news...
Cashbuild growth in 2017/2018 purely down to expansion
The South African Cashbuild Group increased its sales in the recently ended fiscal 2017/2018 (ended 30 June 2018) by 5 per cent to ZAR 10.208 bn. View news...
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