DIY store concept on trial

Átrida is the name of a new DIY retail format in Spain, which has been developed by Nireo Corporación

Steady growth

B&Q is the biggest DIY retail group in Taiwan. At the end of 2004 the British company had 18 outlets with a combined retail area of 90 000 m²

Future integration into large-format stores

Granbrico is the DIY retail channel of the Grancasa group, which was founded in 1986 and today has 17 outlets in northern and central …

Competition that knows no bounds

Bert HoogelandDIY in Europe, NetherlandsThe “price war” phenomenon is already familiar in the DIY sector of the majority of countries in …

The 2003 French garden market in figures

A survey by Promojardin reveals that the gross volume of trade in the French garden market rose by 0.3 per cent to € 5.649 bn in 2003

The Netherlands: Turmoil in the "green" market

The garden centre scene in the Netherlands is in upheaval as a result of the insolvencyof Europatuin, the second-biggest garden …

Weak market for windows in Austria

A poor level of new building activity will result in the windows market in Austria achieving growth of only 0.7 per cent in 2005 as well. The …

Manufacturers from Taiwan

The 2004 market for garden tools

The German market for garden tools suffered a sales deficit

Will the Kmart-Sears merger meet with success?

An announcement took America’s retail trade by surprise on 17 November, when the Kmart discount chain and Sears, once the …

Manufaktures and products

New products from France

Hammers with Nertech handleMOB, the French manufacturer of hand tools, claims that their hammers with the new Nertech handles offer a combination of safety…

What makes the UK so different?

Why is our market, almost uniquely, so concentrated into the hands of so few powerful retailers? Why are there no DIY retailers from outside the UK …

B&Q extends market leadership

Fast ebenso wie die Muttergesellschaft Kingfisher ihre Führungsposition in Europa stärkt, vergrößert B&Q seine Vorherrschaft im britischen …