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First quarter

Italy’s DIY stores fall just short of last year’s figures

DIY stores in Italy failed to quite match their turnover figures from the first quarter of 2026. Overall, they generated EUR 1.3847 bn in turnover, which is 0.8 per cent less than in the first three months of 2025. …

Distribution15. May 2026

Retail division down

Wickes gets off to a steady start to the new financial year

The British DIY chain Wickes has started the 2026/2027 financial year with a slight increase in turnover. In the first …

Distribution15. May 2026

Obi

And the rodent lives on

Obi isn’t just tweaking its logo; it has embarked on a brand-wide transformation focused on projects and is testing the new concept in Cologne-Pesch. One …

Distribution14. May 2026

Expansion of the professional business

Home Depot acquires HVAC wholesaler

SRS Distribution, a subsidiary and professional division of Home Depot, has completed the acquisition of Mingledorff’s, a wholesaler of heating…

Distribution13. May 2026

BHB figures

DIY stores lag behind by 0.9 per cent in the first quarter

DIY stores in Germany fell just short of last year’s figures in terms of turnover in the first quarter. Their total gross…

Distribution13. May 2026

DIY store turnover

Austria and Switzerland get off to a better start to the year

The quarterly figures for DIY stores in Austria and Switzerland are more positive than those in Germany. The Austrian …

Distribution13. May 2026

Statistics Germany

Top six DIY chains down 0.5 per cent

The six largest DIY store operators in Germany ended 2025 with a decline of 0.5 per cent. Overall, the companies’ business in Germany generated…

Distribution12. May 2026

Sweden

Clas Ohlson closes fiscal year with a Plus

The Swedish retail chain Clas Ohlson closed the 2025/26 fiscal year (1 May 2025, to 30 April 2026) with net sales of SEK 12.514 bn (EUR 1…

Distribution12. May 2026

Professional segment: 21 per cent

Adeo reports gross turnover of 32.7 billion euros

The French Adeo Group, Europe’s largest DIY store operator, generated gross turnover of EUR 32.7 bn last year. This is according …

Distribution7. May 2026

CEO for almost seven years

Thierry Garnier is leaving Kingfisher to join Ahold Delhaize

Kingfisher CEO Thierry Garnier is leaving the company. He is moving to the Dutch food retail group Ahold Delhaize as …

Distribution6. May 2026

Garden and pet sector also down

German DIY sector ends first quarter in the red

The German DIY sector also ended March with a year-on-year decline in turnover. As January (-0.9 per cent in real terms) and …

Distribution6. May 2026

Webb Analytics

US building supply companies see slight growth in 2025

The US building materials and timber trade recorded slight growth last year. The 150 largest US companies in the sector …

Distribution4. May 2026

First quarter

Toolstation grows in its home market

The British chain Toolstation closed the first quarter of 2026 in its home market with a 3.2 per cent increase in turnover. On a like-for-like …

Distribution28. April 2026

Unfair Competition

Temu and Shein Cost Billions in Value Added and Taxes

Due to unfair competition from Temu and Shein, the German economy loses 2.4 bn euros in value added annually, 1.3 bn of which …

Distribution24. April 2026

-1.3 per cent in 2025

US industry starts the year on a positive note after a decline

The DIY and building materials sector in the US has started 2026 with an increase in turnover. In January and Februar…

Distribution21. April 2026

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Distribution14. May 2026

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Distribution14. April 2026

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Distribution9. April 2026

Italy’s DIY stores fall just short of last year’s figures

Wickes gets off to a steady start to the new financial year

And the rodent lives on

Home Depot acquires HVAC wholesaler

DIY stores lag behind by 0.9 per cent in the first quarter

Austria and Switzerland get off to a better start to the year

Top six DIY chains down 0.5 per cent

Clas Ohlson closes fiscal year with a Plus

Adeo reports gross turnover of 32.7 billion euros

Thierry Garnier is leaving Kingfisher to join Ahold Delhaize

German DIY sector ends first quarter in the red

US building supply companies see slight growth in 2025

Toolstation grows in its home market

Temu and Shein Cost Billions in Value Added and Taxes

US industry starts the year on a positive note after a decline

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