Sales of US $ 1.29 bn (€ 1.29 bn) were recorded for Europe as a whole in the year 2001 for intruder, smoke and …
Austria: DIY retailers
Status September 2002CompanyNumberSales areaAverage sales areaGross turnover 2001 (€ mio)Market shares in per centAFS135134.36899523812.0Baumax70371.899…
Further eastwards
Praktiker is the first German DIY multiple to have opened a store in Bucharest. Bricostore is the original pioneer in Romania, having started out there in March
DIY – it’s the national sport
As long as DIY remains as fashionable as it currently is in the United Kingdom, the future for retailers looks good
British DIY chains: Inroads into other sectors
The DIY and gardening market is forecast to grow by 37.6 per cent over the 2002-2007 period, taking total spending to £ 19.3 bn (&eur…
Complementary strategies
The British DIY chain Homebase is being sold to Great Universal Stores (GUS) at a price of around £ 900 mio (€ 1.415 bn) and will become part of the …
Netherlands: Large DIY centers growing segment
In 2001, the large DIY centers were responsible for 68 per cent of the total DIY sales. In 2002 this percentage will be close to 70 …
OBI: Plans for expansion in China
The German market leader OBI is planning a massive campaign of expansion in China: the number of stores is to increase from the current total of …
Selling wood, not forests
B&Q specifies FSC certification to its suppliers, but wants all schemes to focus more on the needs of retailers
Bridging a gap in the market
Security chests from Sentry now offer protection against water and fire. What is more, the company is presenting a new concept for promoting sales of …
Expansion of European involvement
Wayne-Dalton, the American manufacturer of sectional garage doors, is setting out to revolutionise the consumer market in Europe with its new c…
France: Forecast for the window market 2003
Market researchers Interconnection of Vienna are forecasting slight growth for the French window market in 2003. There are, however, …
Sights set on higher income customers
Two major American DIY retail chains are trying their hand at somewhat different concepts
Upswing expected
Since last year the hardware/home centre industry in the United States has been doing remarkably well in contrast to the general economic trend