New structures in Mexico

In Mexico the DIY market, though still fragmented, is gradually developing new structures. The market is still 90 per cent determined by relatively small hardware dealers, but the entry of the giant American DIY retailer Home Depot in 2001, and now Lowe's, is leading to the emergence here of an independent branch. This analysis is contained in an article published in DIYglobal to complement the Americas focus in the current issue of our specialist magazine DIY International (see below: Other articles on this topic).