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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 like-for-like basis. Strong like-for-like growth was achieved in the UK, France, I…

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

UK: Domestic Kitchen Furniture Market

Kitchen furniture, worktops and sinks market by value19951.26319961.29719971.38019981.42319991.42020001.46420011.5062002*1.5632003**1.597in bn…

Distribution14. April 2003

Europe: DIY market in the European Union by major country 2001

Germany35 %UK20 %France16 %Italy9 %Netherlands/Belgium7 %Others13 %Market size estimated to be worth around € …

Distribution24. March 2003

Kingfisher: consistent gains

The British group of companies has published preliminary results for the recently ended financial year and provided details about the individual …

Distribution20. March 2003

Germany: Total DIY Sales

20012002Specialist DIY, builders’ and garden stores (min. shed area 1 000 m²)16.8616.76Small and medium-sized DIY stores and DIY stores in the …

Distribution17. March 2003

A green marketing format for Auchan?

The French retail group Auchan opened its first stand-alone garden centre at the beginning of September under the name of Jardins d’Aucha…

Distribution25. February 2003

International market for power tools in 2002

The volume of sales achieved by the power tool market shrank by two per cent last year to a value of € 2.9 bn. At the same time …

Distribution10. February 2003

From Russia with love

On 6 February 2003 the German retail group, Marktkauf, opened its first shopping centre in Moscow directly on the motorway ring road round the Russian capital…

Distribution7. February 2003