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Data interchange simplified

Sinfos will in future make the cross-border interchange of electronic article master data simpler for the European DIY industry

Distribution8. July 2003

New family brand for “3-E”

Austria’s biggest specialist store cooperative is offering a new concept in the shape of Toolpark, which is designed to fully exploit its m…

Distribution4. July 2003

Focus Wickes trials new showroom concept

The British Focus Wickes Group is for the first time bringing together its two key brands, Focus and Wickes, in a new showroom concept

Distribution4. July 2003

Bricomarché’s with slimmer concept

The French DIY group Bricomarché has now geared its new concept (v. DIY in Europe 8/2002) to suit smaller stores as well. It is expected …

Distribution4. July 2003

More than just floor coverings

Komfort sees itself as Poland’s biggest supplier of floor coverings, carpets and wallpaper. The company is determined to stand up to the …

Distribution3. July 2003

Hornbach No. 100 located in Prague

Hornbach opened its 100th DIY and garden store in Prague before the end of 2002, 125 years after the company was first established

Distribution3. July 2003

New concept for Castorama France

Castorama intends to heighten the appeal of its DIY stores in France with a new store concept designed to stimulate the flat sales trend

Distribution3. July 2003

Domaxel boosts its house brands

Domaxel, the French trading group, intends to position its house brands like a manufacturer’s brand with the aim of doubling their share of s…

Distribution2. July 2003

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

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Learning from Siegen

Alexander Kremer has opened his fifth natural garden centre and – once again – done things that …

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All Fields

Now a Benelux player

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

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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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Learning from Siegen

Alexander Kremer has opened his fifth natural garden centre and – once again – done things that …

Distribution12. June 2025

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Top service for top people

A lot of detail work is required to ensure that thousands of participants attend the Global DIY …

Distribution8. May 2025

New flagship store unveiled

Mr. DIY elevates look in Thailand

After sprucing up outlets in Poland and Indonesia, Asian home goods retail chain Mr. DIY has …

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New family brand for “3-E”

Focus Wickes trials new showroom concept

Bricomarché’s with slimmer concept

More than just floor coverings

Hornbach No. 100 located in Prague

New concept for Castorama France

Domaxel boosts its house brands

OBI makes a start in Sarajevo

Menards thinking big

Streamlining of Baumax store concept

An idea that changed the world

Markedly traditional structures

More transparency in the DIY market

No end to growth in sight

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Now a Benelux player

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