Distribution

Procurement

Kingfisher announces joint venture with Mr Bricolage Group

Kingfisher has announced that its own distribution divisions in France and the Mr Bricolage Group are working on the creation of a joint venture in the procurement sector. The announcement was made recently in the …

Distribution29. March 2023

Management board expanded

Tengelmann focuses on the transformation of Obi

Tengelmann Holding, the parent company of Germany's largest DIY store operator Obi, is reshuffling its management board and plans to…

Distribution28. March 2023

Control of Leroy Merlin is relinquished

Adeo withdraws from Russia

The French Adeo Group is withdrawing from Russia and handing over control of the DIY chain Leroy Merlin to the management in the country. This is to …

Distribution27. March 2023

Sodimac VP Francisco Torres

Finding the right balance for private label

Under the heading "Private label - why? And how?", the virtual Global DIY Summit took up a controversial topic in the industry. …

Distribution27. March 2023

Almost all product ranges decline

Swiss DIY trade significantly down in 2022 compared with strong previous years

In Switzerland, DIY stores generated total sales of CHF 3.72 bn (EUR 3.73 bn) in 2022. This was 5.2 …

Distribution27. March 2023

BHB figures 2022

DIY stores in Austria grow by 4.2 percent

Austrian DIY stores increased their sales by 4.2 per cent year-on-year to EUR 3.17 bn in 2022. In the period from 2019 to 2022, the …

Distribution27. March 2023

BHB industry association

DIY stores in Germany grow by 7.8 per cent in 2022

DIY and home improvement stores in Germany increased their total turnover by 7.8 per cent in 2022, with a volume of EUR 21.92 bn…

Distribution24. March 2023

Foreign share now over 50 per cent

Hornbach grows by 6.3 per cent in 2022/23 financial year

German DIY retailer Hornbach has reported a sharp increase in its sales for the 2022/23 financial year. The company …

Distribution23. March 2023

Growth abroad

Sales at Mr Bricolage down 0.6 per cent in 2022

The DIY stores of the French franchise group Mr Bricolage achieved a turnover of EUR 2.3531 bn in 2022. This was 0.6 per cent less …

Distribution22. March 2023

16 per cent online share

Kingfisher misses previous year's sales level by 0.9 per cent in 2022/2023

The UK’s Kingfisher Group generated sales of around GBP 13.059 bn (EUR 14.954 bn) in fiscal 2022/2023 …

Distribution21. March 2023

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Central Retail Corp.

Thai Watsadu to firm up positioning in Thai home improvement

Thai retail group Central Retail Corp. operates stores in the home improvement segment under the …

Distribution

FN Neuhofer

The next vision already in sight

FN Neuhofer completed construction work on its headquarters in Zell am Moos (Austria) in spring 202…

Suppliers

No more boring backyards

Backyarding - the trend of moving activities from indoors to outdoors - became incredibly popular …

Garden

Central Retail Corp.

Thai Watsadu to firm up positioning in Thai home improvement

Thai retail group Central Retail Corp. operates stores in the home improvement segment under the …

Distribution20. March 2023

Women in the DIY industry, part 2

The best brains are not always male

Susanne Jäger has been a board member at German DIY chain Hornbach for 16 years - and is still an …

Distribution17. March 2023

Women in the DIY industry, part 1

A woman’s place is in the home centre

Former Home Depot manager Jim Inglis is a consultant to DIY retail companies around the world. He …

Distribution15. March 2023

Kingfisher announces joint venture with Mr Bricolage Group

Tengelmann focuses on the transformation of Obi

Adeo withdraws from Russia

Finding the right balance for private label

Swiss DIY trade significantly down in 2022 compared with strong previous years

DIY stores in Austria grow by 4.2 percent

DIY stores in Germany grow by 7.8 per cent in 2022

Hornbach grows by 6.3 per cent in 2022/23 financial year

Sales at Mr Bricolage down 0.6 per cent in 2022

Kingfisher misses previous year's sales level by 0.9 per cent in 2022/2023

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Thai Watsadu to firm up positioning in Thai home improvement

The next vision already in sight

No more boring backyards

Thai Watsadu to firm up positioning in Thai home improvement

The best brains are not always male

A woman’s place is in the home centre