An answer to the discounters

Last summer Les Briconautes launched their new “Econautes” concept in France. The hope is that this move will enable the group of independent

A dynamic year for Brico Io

At the end of 2004 the Italian DIY chain Brico Io, a sales channel belonging to Coop Lombardia, had a total of 54 stores, 14 of which opened last year …

Project: DIY store

There is more to creating a DIY store than just having a comprehensive product range. In this ar-ticle Lucie Cohen, Director of Strategy at UK design consultancy…

Four Ace Hardware stores in the UAE

The United Arab Emirates are not exactly what you would call classic do-it-yourself country. The weather conditions alone mean that activities …

Plans for aggressive growth

Under new leadership for the first time in more than a decade, Ace Hardware, the world’s largest hardware wholesaler, has initiated an aggressive …

Considerable changes

Another store format for Sears

A quick look at the first Sears Essentials store. The new format should revive the lagging retail fortunes of Kmart and Sears

Programmed for further growth

A study by Interconnection shows the Austrian windows market to be in good shape

The gloves are off

The price pressure is increasing in the Danish DIY market and the sparring has become fiercer, even if it hasn’t yet reached the level seen in Germany

Northern Europe on course for growth

The north European building and DIY chains are satisfied with the development of their respective markets in Norway, Sweden and Finland

European premiere on the Saar

Praktiker launched the first self-checkouts in a European DIY store at the end of January

Cross-border alliance

At the beginning of this year Puntolegno Bricolarge, the Italian DIY voluntary retail group, reached an agreement on collaboration with the Spanish Brico …

The 500th Obi is located in Bavaria

Germany’s number one is celebrating the group’s 500th new opening worldwide. The outlet is being heralded as the ”store of t…

Quo vadis DIY Denmark?

Troels R. Klausen, DIY in Europe, Denmark“Innovation” is the only answer that manufacturers can come up with to counter the pressure coming from the …