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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 multiples saw to continuing growth in retail area

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

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 l…

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