Another neighbourhood supplier

Ace Hardware, the dealer-owned cooperative from the United States, plans to establish a third store type in the Philippines. The market for this …

Greece II

Barbecues too, carpets only in winter

The two DIY store chains in Greece, Praktiker and Leroy Merlin, reflect their history and their parent companies. Both are committed to the …

No European supremos

The European DIY Retail Association (EDRA) is moving in a new direction. Everything is to become more European, more democratic

Albanian ouverture

Praktiker has opened Albania's first-ever DIY store in the country's capital Tirana. The company intends to rapidly expand its presence if this pioneering outlet…

Sustainability as an advantage

Pioneering a net-zero future in DIY and trade

Protecting the climate and still making money – or precisely because of it? Swedish specialist retailer Nordströms shows how this can …

New in third place

Following its acquisition of Le Club-les Briconautes, the Mr. Bricolage group now ranks third in the French DIY market. Its ambition is to become the benchmark …

New formats and ranges

The pace of expansion in the Italian DIY market has been curbed. Nevertheless the DIY retailers are still working hard on their concepts

The biggest box of all

A local company called Epicentr K has opened the world's biggest DIY superstore in Ukraine, the second largest country in Europe

Complex signals

A look at the American DIY market 2009

As the world begins recovering from the great recession period it has been enduring, a close look at its largest DIY market, the United State…

Expansion in the Philippines

DIY chains like Ace und Do It Best are planning new openings and conversions in 2010

Classes for a new generation of DIYers

Research carried out by B&Q reveals that young people in Britain lack practical skills and DIY knowledge. The British DIY retailer now …

DIY – cool in the UK again?

UK consumers are once again showing more interest in their homes, to the benefit of DIY retailers, who are reporting sales increases

Analysing the diversified American marketplace

In America hardware, tools and many of the other products stocked as basic merchandise by home centres, hardware stores and lumber or…