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Growth of social responsibility

Like many other large organisations, DIY retailers in the UK have intensified their involvement in the field of corporate social responsibility (CSR)

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Premiere in the north

Hornbach has opened its first DIY store in Sweden. As the company’s biggest ever, it is regarded as the new prototype

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Paint-happy in the north

The lion’s share of sales in Fargerike Norge stores in Norway comes from paint. However, concentrating on this range also has its disadvantages

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Sears’ large-format experiment

In seeking to gain a better reception by consumers and higher sales, Sears continues to experiment with different store formats

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Hardware on the Internet

Hardware sales on the Internet are not meeting expectations in the USA and are still far from developing into a flourishing business

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Highly competitive market

The competitive situation in America is becoming increasingly tough for the big-box operators and smaller DIY stores alike

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Ambitious goals

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

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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

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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…

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From builders’ merchant to complete “home” store

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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 …

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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…

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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 …

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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 …

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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