Recovering window market in eastern Europe

Since 2004 the window market in eastern Europe has begun to recover. The latest study by the Interconnection Consulting Group reveals …

Looking good on the internet

It makes sense to have a website, even for smaller retailers (single units or chains). The following article suggests what must be taken into …

Growth resulting from new stores

Although the French DIY market is reporting sales growth of 4.4 per cent for 2005, this increase was generated solely by new openings of …

The Top 30 in Europe und North America

Radically customer-responsive

Toom, the German DIY retail chain that is part of the Rewe group of companies, has geared its latest store entirely to the customer. A development t…

Slower rhythm

Agnès RichardDIY in Europe, FranceEditor-in-chief, Univers HebdoWill 2006 be the year when the French are won over to do-it-yourself? That is open to question. DIY …

Castorama success story in Italy

Over the past four years, Castorama has enabled Kingfisher to double the group’s sales in Italy. This year will see the opening of the first …

Foreign to the trade, or a foreign trade?

Bert Hoogeland, DIY in Europe, Netherlands, Managing editor of MixSuppliers of branded goods don’t have it easy. Here in the Dutch …

Compare your performance with that of top-flight retailers

Are you content just to be profitable, or would you like to improve your performance and profitability?

Austrian window market is recovering

Since the Austrian window market hit rock-bottom in 2002, it has shown positive growth for the third year in a row. The introduction of the …

International members ensure sales increase

The 3e Group concluded its latest financial year with a sales figure up by around 2.5 per cent to € 488 mio

Shopping centre boom in eastern Europe

A current study by the IfG (Institut für Gewerbezentren) of Starnberg, Germany, reveals that the development of shopping centres in the Czech…

Battle for survival

A new development is becoming apparent in the US home improvement market: the big are getting bigger and the smarter small ones are surviving

Bricorama under pricing barrage

The French DIY retailer has not been able to escape the current tendency towards low prices. It is now demanding higher discounts from suppliers, …