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Europe: Security technology - continuing double-digit growth

Sales of US $ 1.29 bn (€ 1.29 bn) were recorded for Europe as a whole in the year 2001 for intruder, smoke and fire alarms, and for security services such as the installation, operation, monitoring, maintenance and…

Distribution20. December 2002

Austria: DIY retailers

Status September 2002CompanyNumberSales areaAverage sales areaGross turnover 2001 (€ mio)Market shares in per centAFS135134.36899523812.0Baumax70371.899…

Distribution19. December 2002

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…

Distribution12. December 2002

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 …

Distribution4. December 2002

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 …

Distribution3. December 2002

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 …

Distribution28. November 2002

Selling wood, not forests

B&Q specifies FSC certification to its suppliers, but wants all schemes to focus more on the needs of retailers

Distribution27. November 2002

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 …

Distribution26. November 2002

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…

Distribution26. November 2002

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, …

Distribution21. November 2002

Sights set on higher income customers

Two major American DIY retail chains are trying their hand at somewhat different concepts

Distribution20. November 2002

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

Distribution20. November 2002

UK: Quarterly retail spending, 2000-2002

Retail spending (£bn)Year-on year growth rates2000 Q12.8312000 Q23.4722000 Q32.8442000 Q42.880Total12.0272001 Q12.9423.92001 Q23.8069.6200…

Distribution18. November 2002

Growth in France

The year 2001 was a particularly successful one for the DIY multiples

Distribution14. November 2002

New format targets women

With same-store sales recording only a 1 per cent gain in the 2nd quarter of 2002, Home Depot is now intensifying its efforts to find new ways to grow.

Distribution11. November 2002