New insight into customers

Today's consumers are finding shopping increasingly complex, and consequently more difficult. Clever retailers are helping customers find their way more …

Hurricane damage will affect US industry for years

Retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers will spend years trying to recover from the incredible damage wreaked by Hurricane K…

Change is in the air

For the past ten years the French DIY market has shown weak growth of between 3 and 4 per cent. Many retailers feel that the market has reached a watershed. …

The 30 biggest DIY trading groups in Europe and North America

Korea as second station in Asia

Kingfisher's entry into the market of South Korea has opened up a new chapter in the company's expansion within Asia

Mini-store trial

Max Bahr, the German DIY store operator, is testing “MAX – the mini-DIY store” as a small-format concept in Berlin

Wickes strengthens offer

Interest in the British DIY group Wickes has been strong since the beginning of the year, when the retailer was sold by the Focus Wickes group to the …

Forced reorientation

UK: Loss of turnover in the DIY and garden sector

Housing derails the sector in 2005 but future is still bright as the latest Verdict research reveals.

Lawnmowers head the list

The volume of the European garden tools market in consumer prices is estimated at a figure of approximately € 5.9 bn.

Popularity of PVC windows in eastern Europe

The window market is beginning to recover in central and eastern Europe: an increase of 2.6 per cent was recorded last year

The garden tools market, February – May 2005

GfK notes that the market for the product category of garden tools was brisker altogether in the period February – May 2005

Store numbers on the increase

Whereas expansion almost came to a standstill in Czechia last year, the DIY retailers in Poland and Hungary continued to grow

Compare your operation with some of the world’s best

Have you ever wondered how you compare with some of the best retailers in the world?