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 …
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…
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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…
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 …
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 …
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 …