DIY market in the Netherlands grows in the first quarter

The Dutch DIY market closed the first quarter with a 2.5 per cent increase in sales compared to the same period last year. This was reported by the trade journal Mix Vakblad, citing the Total Store Report by GfK. The garden product range grew by only 1.1 per cent. Sanitary ware was the only product group to record a decline, falling by 0.8 per cent.