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Green room for improvement
Fediyma has just published the World Home Improvement Report that it compiled together with Edra. This market is now worth EUR 594 billion globally, and...View comment...
Wall design - Meffert AG Farbwerke
Following German standards
Paints, plasters, varnishes and more: the manufacturer Meffert AG Farbwerke is a family-run company with short decision-making routes ... View article...
AllHome
AllHome ramps up its presence
The Philippine home improvement chain wants to grow from 45 to 70 locations in 2020. A new sales channel for professional customers is also planned ... View article...First Screwfix store in Ireland
Screwfix now has a first location in Ireland. The rapidly expanding sales channel in the British Kingfisher group has opened a branch in Sandyford in View news...
International trends also on the Italian garden market
The Italian garden market achieved a volume of EUR 2.863 bn in 2019. "According to our projections, the trend should be positive at least View news...
Franz-Peter Tepaß of Obi is the new BHB head
The new chairman of the German DIY industry association BHB is from Obi. Franz-Peter Tepaß, managing director of Obi GmbH & Co. Deutschland KG View news...
Sales in German DIY stores grow by 3.2 per cent in 2019
German home improvement stores will increase their sales by 3.2 per cent to EUR 23.00 bn this year. This was the forecast issued by market View news...
New figure at the helm of Cencosud
Cencosud has a new management structure and a new CEO as well as a new head of its DIY stores in Chile. Matias Videla took the helm at the Chilean View news...
Tickets now available for the 8th Global DIY Summit
Online registration is now open for the 8th Global DIY Summit 2020 in Amsterdam, according to the organisers, Edra/Ghin and Fediyma. Once again they View news...
Cencosud’s third-quarter sales down by 2.1 per cent
The Chilean retail group Cencosud has reported sales amounting to CLP 263.407 bn by its home improvement business unit in the third quarter. The View news...
Power tools return to the International Hardware Fair
Approximately 2 800 suppliers from over 55 countries will take part in the International Hardware Fair in Cologne from 1 to 4 March 2020, exhibiting View news...
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New concepts - Bauaktiv
The first proper German discount DIY store?
The German DIY store operator NBB has introduced a new distribution channel. The first Bauaktiv discount DIY store opened at the beginning of May 2019 View article...
Suppliers
Wall design - The Marburg Wallpaper Factory
Wallpapers for the world
The German company The Marburg Wallpaper Factory aspires to style-consciously lead the trend in international interior design View article...
Regional report
UK and Ireland - Statistics Republic of Ireland
One top dog and many stores
On the Irish DIY and hardware market, not only chains with more or less big boxes are active, but also several cooperatives of independent hardware stores View article...
Events
Spoga+Gafa 2019
City gardening on a large scale
Spoga+Gafa 2019 is entirely focussed on the city gardening trend. The importance of other topics, such as plant brands, is also raised View article...