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Turkey: The market for windows and doors

The overall Turkish market for windows and doors, together with frames and flashing systems, will achieve a volume of around US $ 220 mio (€ 188 mio) in the year 2003 (compared with US $ 200 mio or € 171 mio …

Distribution24. October 2003

Turkey: The floor coverings market

The market volume for floor coverings in Turkey is estimated at US $ 435 mio (€ 372 mio) in the year 2003. It amounted to US $ 350 mio (&eur…

Distribution24. October 2003

Austria: Recognition factor of DIY stores

Prompted awareness levelBaumax94 %Obi88 %Bauhaus87 %Raiffeisen Lagerhäuser80 %Hornbach78 %Öbau64 %Hagebau63 %Praktiker39 %Baufreund …

Distribution17. October 2003

Support for the AHMA Show

The organisation is relying on big names from both industry and commerce to enlist support for its own trade fair that will be in competition with the …

Distribution13. October 2003

New York, New York

Home Depot announced plans to open two new stores in Manhattan next summer. When these stores open, the retailer will have 17 locations throughout all five of …

Distribution29. September 2003

A strong first half

“It was a good six months for Kingfisher”, Chief Executive Officer Gerry Murphy said. The retail company reports first half Home Improvement sales up 15 …

Distribution17. September 2003

Opening boom in November

The DIY multiples in Austria were not very keen on expansion between January and October. However, there were three new openings at once in the second half…

Distribution5. September 2003

Vorarlberg underdeveloped

Since the mid-nineties the amount of retail area occupied by DIY stores in Austria has almost doubled. The DIY store density varies greatly from one …

Distribution5. September 2003

Netherlands: The DIY market 2002

In the year 2002 the DIY retail trade in the Netherlands recorded overall sales of 4.067 bn euro, or 3.2 per cent more than in 2001, according to a…

Distribution25. August 2003

Altered perspective through Customer Monitor

Analysing the Customer Monitor has brought surprising results for the Zeus partners in Luxembourg

Distribution7. August 2003

Growth of demand for windows

Overall building activity in Poland, Hungary and Slovenia is showing an upward trend. The window markets are also profiting from this situation

Distribution6. August 2003

Expansion of area despite declining sales

The year 2002 was in retrospect a poor one for the DIY sector in Germany. Nevertheless, despite a decline in space productivity, the DIY …

Distribution29. July 2003

Europe: Consolidation of the window market expected in 2003

The European window market fell down to a level of 71,598 million window units in the year 2002, representing a net …

Distribution23. July 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

Distribution22. July 2003

Comparison between three American retail channels

The data available annually from the National Retail Hardware Association on the development of the hardware/DIY trade in the USA …

Distribution9. July 2003

How are French DIY retailers developing?

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The joy of being in this industry

In a very personal interview, John Herbert looks back on 70 years in retail and two decades at the …

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Top DIY stores close gardening sections

While the total gardening sales area in Germany grew in 2024, the top DIY store operators saw a …

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The joy of being in this industry

In a very personal interview, John Herbert looks back on 70 years in retail and two decades at the …

Distribution2. March 2026

Thank you, John

John Herbert, general secretary of Edra/Ghin, has announced his retirement and had a long …

Distribution2. March 2026

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Turkey: The market for windows and doors

Turkey: The floor coverings market

Austria: Recognition factor of DIY stores

Support for the AHMA Show

New York, New York

A strong first half

Opening boom in November

Vorarlberg underdeveloped

Netherlands: The DIY market 2002

Altered perspective through Customer Monitor

Growth of demand for windows

Expansion of area despite declining sales

Europe: Consolidation of the window market expected in 2003

No end to growth in sight

Comparison between three American retail channels

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Top DIY stores close gardening sections

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