Downward trend in Italy

Last year for the first time the Italian DIY sector suffered a sales decline. The total volume of some € 13 bn in 2012 contracted by around two per cent compared with the previous year. The number of DIY stores went down as well. The total came to 708 at the end of the year, 28 fewer than the year before. Issue 2/2013 of the specialist magazine DIY International will feature detailed analyses and interviews on the situation in Italy: the country report in this coming issue is dedicated to Italy.