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Home Depot´s ambitous growth strategy
Home Depot´s ambitous growth strategy

Home Depot, the number one in the global DIY industry, has concentrated more on diversification since Bob Nardelli took over

Distribution23. December 2003
East Coast rendevouz
East Coast rendevouz

Retailers from all over the world are expected at Chicago’s McCormick Place for the National Hard-ware Show, held in conjunction with International …

Distribution23. December 2003
Emotions and desires
Emotions and desires

Ranges of accessory products contribute greatly to customer footfall. More could often be made of them, given the right scene setting. The DIY stores have …

Distribution22. December 2003
Extremely competent
Extremely competent

American homeowners know a great deal about home care, are extremely competent at handling key maintenance tasks and would appear to be doing a good job of …

Distribution22. December 2003
UK: DIY retailer market shares 1998-2003
UK: DIY retailer market shares 1998-2003

Market shares of B&Q, Homebase, Focus Wickes and others

Distribution18. December 2003
Belgium: Paint up ahead
Belgium: Paint up ahead

The GfK has presented figures for the most significant product categories in the DIY market

Distribution1. December 2003
Mr. Bricolage takes heart
DIY International
Mr. Bricolage takes heart

Mr. Bricolage has presented its new concept in a pilot store at Moulins-Yzeure. The intention is to position the group somewhere between the realms of d…

Distribution28. November 2003
Satisfactory growth
DIY International
Satisfactory growth

The DIY landscape in Italy will in the future be characterised by retail companies that are represented on both a national and a regional scale

Distribution28. November 2003
Expansion of area despite declining sales
Expansion of area despite declining sales

The year 2002 was in retrospect a poor one for the DIY sector in Germany. Nevertheless, despite a decline in space productivity, the DIY …

Distribution27. November 2003
Monthly sales progress
Monthly sales progress

The rates of change in the sales achieved by the large-format DIY superstores in France are being recorded on a monthly basis.

Distribution27. November 2003
Only one Bauhaus outlet so far
Only one Bauhaus outlet so far

Since 1997 Bauhaus has had just the one Home Store in the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana

Distribution17. November 2003
OBI aims for top slot
OBI aims for top slot

Currently OBI operates three DIY superstores spread throughout Slovenia

Distribution17. November 2003
On home ground
On home ground

Merkur is the only home-grown competitor among the DIY retailers in Slovenia

Distribution17. November 2003
Medium-term: eight Baumax stores
Medium-term: eight Baumax stores

It is no more than a stone’s throw over the border into the neighbouring country to the south for these Austrians, who operate three stores …

Distribution17. November 2003
Steadily growing DIY market in Slovenia
Steadily growing DIY market in Slovenia

The market will reach saturation point within five years if the DIY retail groups carry out their plans in Slovenia

Distribution14. November 2003
How are French DIY retailers developing?
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Deep insights, facts & figures
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DIY Buyers' Guide
DIY Buyers' Guide
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This is an indispensable aid to assortment design in DIY stores and specialist stores with home improvement and garden departments.

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The industry today. And in the future.
Global DIY Summit
The industry today. And in the future.

From curiosity and relationship issues to Formula 1 and private labels to AI and marketplaces: The …

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Now a Benelux player
All Fields
Now a Benelux player

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

Suppliers
Plant Power at IPM Express
 IPM Essen
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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Global DIY Summit
The industry today. And in the future.

From curiosity and relationship issues to Formula 1 and private labels to AI and marketplaces: The …

Distribution11. July 2025
Building a culture of agility and speed
Kingfisher
Building a culture of agility and speed

Thierry Garnier, CEO of Kingfisher and President of Edra/Ghin, has given another interview to DIY …

Distribution11. July 2025
Next stop: construction boom
Portugal
Next stop: construction boom

The store tour of the summit in Lisbon took in DIY stores and formats with a strong professional …

Distribution11. July 2025