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Is it an illusion, or are we currently experiencing a renaissance of the trade show? Koelnmesse has just announced the biggest visitor attendance for...View comment...
Paint - Nespoli
“We are a network of companies”
The Italian company Nespoli is very well connected in the European markets. A conversation with owner Alessandro Nespoli about sensible generalisations... View article...
Good Home
DIY stores for the sultanate
Following the Thai model Home Pro and with the support of industry, the newly established Good Home chain aims to conquer the market in Brunei ... View article...Most popular news
Harald Nyborg closes nearly all its bricks and mortar stores in Sweden
The Danish chain Harald Nyborg is largely withdrawing its bricks and mortar stores from Sweden, but will retain an online presence. Of the twelve View news...
Unibal manufacturers’ association renamed Inoha
The French manufacturers' association Unibal has changed its name and is now called Inoha. This acronym stands for Les Industriels du Nouvel Habitat View news...
Brico Dépôt Spain and Portugal loses its boss
Albert Aranda, head ("director de operaciones") of Brico Dépôt Spain and Portugal, has left the company, according to the industry news View news...
Silvan seeks 20 new locations in Denmark
The Danish DIY store chain Silvan Byggemarked wants to significantly expand its branch network and is seeking 20 new locations. Six of these are to View news...
Clas Ohlson leaves Great Britain and Germany
Clas Ohlson is withdrawing from Great Britain and Germany. The Swedish retailer is currently operating six stores in Great Britain, where it has been View news...
Nigel Oddy leaves The Range
The CEO of the British retailer The Range, Nigel Oddy, is leaving the company. That is according to reports by the trade journal Retail Week. Oddy View news...
Gebhardt replaces Soler at Cencosud
There has been a change at the top of the Chilean retail group Cencosud. The new CEO is Andreas Gebhardt. His predecessor Jaime Soler, who had held View news...
ManoMano becomes a member of Edra
The French online platform ManoMano is now a member of the European DIY umbrella association Edra. ManoMano is specialised as Internet marketplace in View news...
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Statistics Home Improvement Europe
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DIY International 4/2018
Distribution
Good Home
DIY stores for the sultanate
Following the Thai model Home Pro and with the support of industry, the newly established Good Home chain aims to conquer the market in Brunei View article...
Garden suppliers
Weber
No effect on European business
Weber’s EMEA boss Hans-Jürgen Herr on the American-European trade dispute, on unilateralist threats and on the question of whether the barbecue market is saturated View article...
Regional report
USA - Donald Trump
The Trumponomics and the home centres
What effect has US President Donald Trump’s politics had on business for home improvement stores in the USA? Either way – the industry’s prospects aren’t bad View article...
Events
International Hardware Fair
Increasingly international
The International Hardware Fair in Cologne was held for four days again this year. The share of international visitors keeps on growing View article...
Archive
Aveve is now called Arvesta but the stores are keeping their name
The Belgian Aveve group has changed its name and is now called Arvesta. The around 250 retail locations in the country and garden specialist trade, View news...
Asia-Pacific Sourcing 2019 will be bigger than ever
The next Asia-Pacific Sourcing in Cologne from 25 to 27 February 2019 will be the biggest edition of this sourcing platform since its launch in 2005. View news...
First Homelux stores open in Romania
The first two stores of the new Romanian retail chain Homelux have just opened. The first one is located in Ploiesti, in premises that formerly View news...
Clas Ohlson unveils new service
Swedish retailer Clas Ohlson has launched its new Clas Fix It service. The service provides assistance with jobs that are maybe too simple for hiring View news...
Cencosud growing in Chile and Colombia
The home improvement division of the Chilean retail group Cencosud announced sales in the third quarter of CLP 269.109 bn (EUR 354 mio). The figure View news...
New Byggmax logo on 100th store in Sweden
Byggmax has opened its 100th store in Sweden, the first outlet to display the company's new logo. The store is in Stenungsund, to the north of View news...
Lowe's sales grow by 3.8 per cent
In the third quarter (ended 2 November 2018) of its fiscal 2018/2019, Lowe's sales were up to USD 17.415 bn, an increase of 3.8 per cent compared View news...
Lowe's to get rid of Mexico stores
Lowe's said on Tuesday it was looking to shed its retail operations in Mexico and two of its smaller US businesses as the country's View news...
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