Bricoalliance: suppliers meet buyers

Bricoalliance, a European DIY buying association, is organising a Suppliers’ & Buyers’ Day for the first time. Only manufacturers and wholesalers will be permitted to participate. The organisers affirm that the company management and buying bosses of all Bricoalliance members will be present at the event.The event, which was co-initiated by the Retail Dynamics consultancy, is to be held in Antwerp, Belgium, on 15 May 2012. There Jeroen Lauwers, general manager of Bricoalliance, will outline the group’s strategy until 2015 in terms of buying, sourcing, brands and innovation. The current membership of Bricoalliance comprises nine European DIY retailers with a total of 520 outlets in 13 countries and a combined turnover of just on € two bn.