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OBI makes a start in Sarajevo

Since March Bosnia-Herzegovina is one more target area on OBI’s expansion map that has now been filled in

Distribution30. June 2003

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

Distribution27. June 2003

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

Distribution25. June 2003

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

Distribution25. June 2003

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 …

Distribution16. June 2003

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

Distribution11. June 2003

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

Distribution11. June 2003

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

Distribution10. June 2003

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

Distribution10. June 2003

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…

Distribution6. June 2003

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…

Distribution4. June 2003

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 …

Distribution22. May 2003

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 …

Distribution12. May 2003

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…

Distribution8. May 2003

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 …

Distribution2. May 2003