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Covid-19 provides clarity
The figures for 2020, year of the pandemic, are now in from a large number of countries and retail organisations. Quite apart from the unfortunate outcomes...View comment...
E-Commerce
Returns policy returns customers
In e-commerce, transparency, ease and convenience are key for customers in the DIY segment, too. This applies both to delivery and the returns experience, says Bobbie Ttooulis of GFS. View article...Events
Congratulations go out to John Herbert from around the world on his 80th birthday
Congratulations to John Herbert, literally from all over the world: the general secretary of the international DIY trade association Edra/Ghin View news...
Wickes achieves sales growth of nearly 20 per cent in the first quarter
The British DIY chain Wickes realised sales growth of 18.9 per cent in the first quarter of 2021. Like-for-like sales grew by 19.7 per cent, whilst View news...
German associations warn of rising prices in DIY and garden sector
The accident involving the containership "Ever Given" and the associated blockade of the Suez Canal have exacerbated a development that View news...
Late sales pickup fail to lift Wilcon’s 2020 take
A belated pickup in sales failed to lift Wilcon Depot's financial results in a year characterized by constraints in public mobility and a pandemic. View news...
France’s home improvement market grew by 13 per cent in 2020
In 2020, the French DIY market grew by 13 per cent to a volume of EUR 31 bn, by far the strongest growth in the last twenty years. The huge rise is View news...
Victoria Neuhofer presents her franchise system Damn Plastic
Victoria Neuhofer has had the opportunity to present her franchise system Damn Plastic on the Global DIY Network. Along with the online shop View news...
Garden and pet stores in France up slightly
The garden and pet store trade in France grew by 1.1 per cent in the year 2020. After a decline of 7.2 per cent in the first six months, the industry View news...
AllHome revenues up 3 per cent in pandemic year
A slew of strategies implemented by Philippine home improvement retailer AllHome as a response to the difficult business environment created by the View news...
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USA
Renewed interest in online sales
Hardware stores in the USA are usually focussed on the day-to-day business of providing personal service in the store. But they had to rethink during the pandemic. Exactly what kind of things did American retailers do that helped them survive? Our author asked around View article...
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BHETA
With hopefully minimal disruption
So now Brexit is complete, the UK is no longer part of the EU. What are the implications of this historic event for manufacturers in the home improvement industry? We asked their association BHETA to explain their point of view View article...
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Africa
Growth will come from paint
Economic conditions depress the demand in South Africa's home improvement market, but the new household growth is a silver lining, analyses Erika Sirimanne from Euromonitor International View article...
Events
CIHS
Barometer of the industry
The China International Hardware Show (CIHS) reflects two decades of development in the hardware industry. The 20th edition of the CIHS is due to be held in summer 2020 View article...