The 30 biggest DIY trading groups in Europe

Retail areas, net sales and number of DIY superstores in 2003

Brico Pro expands its range

Brico Pro, the consumer sales format of the French Cofaq group, has introduced a new marketing concept. This involved adding decoration, bathroom and …

Double anniversary

The Hagebaumarkt outlets are celebrating 25 years in the retail business. The builders’ merchant side has now been in existence for 40 years

Strength in numbers

Mica, the voluntary marketing and buying group, champions the independent DIY retailers in the United Kingdom

Premiere in Slovakia

Hornbach is opening its first DIY and garden superstore in Slovakia. This is at the same time the company’s biggest outlet anywhere in Europe

Brico turns Leroy Merlin into Brico Plan-It

The Belgian Brico has introduced a completely new retail concept in Kortrijk in the shape of Brico Plan-It, six more of which are to …

On all fronts

The different retail groups are attempting to position themselves in each and every segment, since they would like to cover all the different catchment areas at once

Continuing growth of retail area

Germany’s Top 30 operators of garden centres raised their number of outlets by 4.2 per cent between July 2003 and July 2004, and retail area …

The 30 biggest DIY trading groups

Exports of fixings, fastenings and hand tools

Taiwan records high rates of increase in both product groups

The market for electric garden tools in Europe

The summer of the century resulted in a tough year for the manufacturers of garden equipment in 2003

Analyzing America’s Top 500

The list of the retailers selling DIY products indicates the dominance of a few top firms and the continuing role of independent retailers still …

Successful launch of Toolparks in Austria

March 2003 saw “3-E” AG inaugurate Toolpark, its first franchising concept. The first outlets in this format achieved sales 20 per …

Paint well up front

GfK Benelux has carried out an audit for the Belgian DIY market of the sales in certain product categories in terms of both volume and value for the period from…