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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 federal state to another. Leading the field is Lower Austria, with …

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

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

Europe: Retail shrinkage

For the first time in three years, Europe's retailers provided some better news about security: losses suffered by the sector from shrinkage and crime fell…

Distribution6. June 2003