Tough conditions

Trading conditions continue to be difficult for DIY retailers in Britain. A variety of other factors have combined to worsen the already existing fact of market …

Will Sears survive?

Some observers are of the opinion that the very existence of America's largest and most successful retailer is in jeopardy

Problematic consumer debt

Andrew Ross, DIY in Europe UKThere are reasons for cautious optimism about the future course of the DIY market in the United Kingdom. It has undoubtedly …

B&Q launches solar panels and wind turbines

Early October will see B&Q take its environmental commitment a step further with the launch of solar panels, wind turbines, …

Competition in another form

Hardware and DIY retailers in the USA are now offering one-dollar merchandise in order to improve store traffic and sales

Growth for garden tools

In 2005 the European market for electric garden tools experienced growth in both volume and value, as ascertained by Bosch Research

Recovering window market in eastern Europe

Since 2004 the window market in eastern Europe has begun to recover. The latest study by the Interconnection Consulting Group reveals …

Looking good on the internet

It makes sense to have a website, even for smaller retailers (single units or chains). The following article suggests what must be taken into …

Growth resulting from new stores

Although the French DIY market is reporting sales growth of 4.4 per cent for 2005, this increase was generated solely by new openings of …

The Top 30 in Europe und North America

Radically customer-responsive

Toom, the German DIY retail chain that is part of the Rewe group of companies, has geared its latest store entirely to the customer. A development t…

Slower rhythm

Agnès RichardDIY in Europe, FranceEditor-in-chief, Univers HebdoWill 2006 be the year when the French are won over to do-it-yourself? That is open to question. DIY …

Castorama success story in Italy

Over the past four years, Castorama has enabled Kingfisher to double the group’s sales in Italy. This year will see the opening of the first …

Foreign to the trade, or a foreign trade?

Bert Hoogeland, DIY in Europe, Netherlands, Managing editor of MixSuppliers of branded goods don’t have it easy. Here in the Dutch …