For autumn 2004 the German DIY retail chain Hornbach is planning its entry on the market in Slovakia. It is intended to open the group’s first DIY and garden store in the Trnávka district of Bratislava. The plan provides for a weighted sales area of 15 796 m² including a garden centre. Also in the pipeline are further projects outside Germany that include Alblasserdam in the Netherlands, Villeneuve in Switzerland, and in Austria as well.