From premium to entry-level pricing

For years Soudal has consistently recorded rising sales figures. Now the company intends to increase its involvement in the international market…

Existing alongside the big players

Werkmarkt Moes, a store in the Luxembourg town of Remich, attracts customers from three countries. The company relies on up-market quality above …

Lighter and brighter

The Intratuin garden centre in Halsteren has been extended repeatedly over two decades. Now a general overhaul is resulting in a unified picture

DIY pure and simple

Following the sale of its fashion division, Maxeda is concentrating solely on its DIY retail business. George Adams, the company’s new CEO, explains the …

Pale rays of sunshine

The gloomy DIY sky hanging over the Netherlands is slowly brightening up, thanks in part to the underlying political conditions

Mostly dealer-owned

In the United States, full-line hardware wholesalers remain a very important segment of the hardware industry, unlike the situation in most other countries …

On the dot and in the store - Europe-wide

The logistical demands made on the suppliers of DIY stores are extremely complex – especially in the cross-border European business

An unknown quantity

Baywa is by no means a purely German operator of DIY and garden stores. Italy plays an ever-increasing role in the company’s strategy

Tough times for Praktiker

Europe’s fifth-biggest DIY retailer is facing a mountain of problems. Now the company’s CEO has been replaced

Ready for a DIY revival

The Belgian market is defined by four major players. All are having to contend with the present economic situation

Russia maintains dynamism

The competitive situation is intensifying in a marketplace influenced by international DIY retailers

Purchasing plus

Bricoalliance, the European purchasing organisation, expects further additions

Great fans

Gardening enthusiasts

New Zealand and Australia have a long tradition of gardening. The Jiffy Group believes that new marketing strategies offer great growth opportunities in this …