Since March Bosnia-Herzegovina is one more target area on OBI’s expansion map that has now been filled in
Menards thinking big
Menards, number three in the US, has progressively enlarged the size of its outlets. It is now embarking on a programme of DIY stores in excess of 20 000 m²
Streamlining of Baumax store concept
Baumax, the Austrian market leader, has opened a Mega-Baumax in Tulln that is setting new standards in both service and design
An idea that changed the world
What many people do not realise is that Home Depot also spawned a whole new class of trade - the large-format speciality retailer
Markedly traditional structures
There are only two DIY retail chains in the home improvement market in Israel. The traditional hardware outlets account for the greater part of …
More transparency in the DIY market
In the United Kingdom the DIY retailer Focus Wickes has developed an industry monitor in association with the market research company Verdict
No end to growth in sight
The DIY market in the UK continues to exhibit the same high levels of growth which have characterised recent years
Survival in a competitive market
Do It Best, an American dealer-owned wholesaler, is ensuring the success of member firms in the competition with the big chains
All under one roof
Lapeyre La Maison is the name of the new marketing format which is now the umbrella concept uniting the different arms of the Saint-Gobain subsidiary Lapeyre
Europe: Retail shrinkage
For the first time in three years, Europe's retailers provided some better news about security: losses suffered by the sector from shrinkage and crime fell…
Kingfisher: Another strong quarter
Kingfisher’s Home Improvement business grew total sales in the first quarter to 3 May 2003 by 17 per cent, up 6.5 per cent on a l…
South-eastern Europe: The window market
For the second time running the window market in Hungary, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Slovenia, all EU candidate states in south-eastern …
On women’s to-do list: Do it yourself
According to a new opinion poll conducted for Home Depot by Roper ASW, nearly three-quarters of American women ages 25 to 49 expressed …
Rautakesko: Acquisition in Lithuania
On 13 March 2003, Rautakesko acquired a majority holding in the Lithuanian company UAB Senuku Prekybos centras (Senukai), which made Rautakesko…
Endorsement for Chicago
In the competition between what are now rival US hardware and DIY trade fairs, the National Hardware Show and the AHMA Hardware Show, AHMA claims to have …