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Ambitious goals

Ireland’s dominant DIY chain, Woodie’s DIY, plans to double its business

Distribution1. July 2004

New specialty store concept

“3-E” intends to make its mark on Austria’s DIY market this coming autumn with its new “Let’s Do It“ family brand

Distribution1. July 2004

Hubo moves to second spot in Belgium

Having completed the 100 per cent purchase of the Windis group’s shares on 31 May, Hubo Belgium will in future control the DIY activities…

Distribution1. July 2004

From builders’ merchant to complete “home” store

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Distribution1. July 2004

Looking ahead in America

It would seem Home Depot has so many different initiatives currently underway that something as challenging as acquiring another company might not be a …

Distribution1. July 2004

Europe's DIY markets

With a sales volume of close on € 120 bn, Europe constitutes the second largest DIY market in the world. Dähne publishers are releasing a study of markets…

Distribution26. May 2004

Continuity of the cycle?

No other sector relies so heavily on families continuing to produce young DIYers who are both willing and able to renovate, maintain and decorate their …

Distribution6. May 2004

Pushing the limit or still going for gold?

The German large-scale operators Obi and Hornbach have successfully, even very successfully, located to Switzerland, where they are …

Distribution5. May 2004

DIYers active in the east

A clear east-west divide is evident in Austria when it comes to store density and DIY sales. Results for Lower Austria, Styria and Carinthia were good

Distribution5. May 2004

Home Depot stores undergo upgrading

The days of cookie-cutter expansion for Home Depot are over. The company is proving to be more flexible and prepared to experiment

Distribution5. May 2004

Belgium's DIY retailers are independent

55 per cent of the DIY retailers in Belgium are still independent businesses, a fact that emerges from the 2003 structural analysis recently…

Distribution5. May 2004

Tough competition

The DIY retail multiples are successfully holding their own in the competitive British furniture and floor coverings market

Distribution5. May 2004

Move southward

Does the opening of the store in Chieti mark the start of inroads into central and southern Italy as well? Are there differences

Distribution5. May 2004

Acquisitions ensure growth

Praxis, one of the largest DIY retail chains in the Netherlands, has expanded its store portfolio over the last 25 years mainly through acquisitions

Distribution5. May 2004

Sales trends of the DIY multiples 1994 to 2003

UNIBAL puts a figure of 5.4 per cent on the sales growth achieved by the large-format DIY retail sector in France

Distribution20. April 2004

How are French DIY retailers developing?

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Learning from Siegen

Alexander Kremer has opened his fifth natural garden centre and – once again – done things that …

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All Fields

Now a Benelux player

Belgian service provider All Fields works for manufacturers and retailers in the DIY sector. Two …

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Plant Power at IPM Express

This year, IPM Essen will be offering new formats on the subject of plants. In addition, the hall …

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Learning from Siegen

Alexander Kremer has opened his fifth natural garden centre and – once again – done things that …

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A lot of detail work is required to ensure that thousands of participants attend the Global DIY …

Distribution8. May 2025

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Mr. DIY elevates look in Thailand

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New specialty store concept

Hubo moves to second spot in Belgium

From builders’ merchant to complete “home” store

Looking ahead in America

Europe's DIY markets

Continuity of the cycle?

Pushing the limit or still going for gold?

DIYers active in the east

Home Depot stores undergo upgrading

Belgium's DIY retailers are independent

Tough competition

Move southward

Acquisitions ensure growth

Sales trends of the DIY multiples 1994 to 2003

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