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BlueSupra Connects Industrial Products to Their Digital Identity

RFID/NFC tags link physical products with Digital Product Passport information, supporting product visibility and traceability. Yoke provides this with its own BlueSupra product line.

Suppliers19. October 2026

Taiwan’s hand tool industry

A mature, export-oriented manufacturing sector

Taiwanese hand tool manufacturers are concentrated primarily in the Taichung region. This concentration enables them to combine …

Suppliers19. October 2026

Eleko

When Manufacturer Invisibility Becomes a Retailer Risk

How project-led search and AI are changing what consumers discover and professional buyers find – and why this creates new …

Suppliers14. October 2026

New strategic owner

Dörken acquires J.W. Ostendorf from Fidelium Partners

The German paint manufacturer J.W. Ostendorf is being acquired by the Dörken Group. The private equity firm Fidelium Partners …

Suppliers16. October 2026

Benelux in decline

Toolstation continues to grow in the UK

Toolstation, the pro-oriented sales channel of the British building materials group Travis Perkins, continues to grow in the UK but is s…

Distribution15. October 2026

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Topic focus

Europe

Kingfisher/Edra

Building a culture of agility and speed

Virtual DIY-Summit

Tariffs and other adversities

Global DIY Summit

The industry today. And in the future.

Topic focus

Europe

Kingfisher/Edra

Building a culture of agility and speed

Thierry Garnier, CEO of Kingfisher and President of Edra/Ghin, has given another interview to DIY …

Distribution11. July 2025

Virtual DIY-Summit

Tariffs and other adversities

Events23. September 2025

Global DIY Summit

The industry today. And in the future.

Distribution11. July 2025

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Benelux in decline

Toolstation continues to grow in the UK

Toolstation, the pro-oriented sales channel of the British building materials group Travis Perkins,…

Distribution15. October 2026

Shooting star from the Midwest

Menards is probably the world’s most aggressive DIY advertiser. The chain keeps expanding both in …

Distribution17. April 2012

January to July

Lower turnover despite higher volumes in France

Although sales volumes have grown in the DIY market in France, turnover has fallen. In the first …

Distribution14. October 2026

"Come in for the long term, or don’t come at all"

In Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economy, retailing beckons – but patience is a virtue

Vietnam’s home improvement market is supported by a rapidly growing economy, an expanding middle …

Distribution

YOKE's digital solutions

BlueSupra Connects Industrial Products to Their Digital Identity

RFID/NFC tags link physical products with Digital Product Passport information, supporting product …

Suppliers

French garden market

Too hot for gardening

The sweltering and parched summer has ruined business for garden centres in France. DIY stores, on …

Garden

BlueSupra Connects Industrial Products to Their Digital Identity

A mature, export-oriented manufacturing sector

When Manufacturer Invisibility Becomes a Retailer Risk

Dörken acquires J.W. Ostendorf from Fidelium Partners

Toolstation continues to grow in the UK

Building a culture of agility and speed

Tariffs and other adversities

The industry today. And in the future.

Toolstation continues to grow in the UK

Shooting star from the Midwest

Lower turnover despite higher volumes in France

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In Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economy, retailing beckons – but patience is a virtue

BlueSupra Connects Industrial Products to Their Digital Identity

Too hot for gardening