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France: The five biggest garden centre operators in 2001

Number of storesSales area in 1 000 m²Turnover in € mio.Tripode Sémaphor212758471Jardiland83445335.4No brand21Vive le jardin56Tous le jardin5135.7No brand52313UNCAAGamm vert604240372APEX405203.5305Point vert364120…

Distribution5. July 2002

France: proportion of sales attributable to the product categories in DIY Superstores in 2001

In the year 2001 French DIY retailers made 13.8 per cent of their sales on average in…

Distribution27. June 2002

Branding strategies – the “Dulux Dog” phenomen

“Germany showing more interest in colour” – under this title Edward Appleton, managing director of the market…

Distribution25. June 2002

Taiwan: DIY companies in 2001

Number of storesTurnover in € mioB&Q12221,83Homax423,52Homebox316,68Source: B&Q

Distribution25. June 2002

France: The top five DIY companies in 2001

Number of storesSales area in 1 000 m²Turnover in € mio.Castorama1623 200Castorama1159802 500Brico Dépôt472104 600Leroy Merlin802 …

Distribution18. June 2002

France: The DIY market since 2001 - channels of distribution

DIY superstoresDIY departments in supermarketsWholesale tradeTraditional retailersTotal2001Turnover in bn €10,321…

Distribution11. June 2002

Who gets what?

Further processes of concentration within the DIY retail scene in Europe are in the air. This is the assumption upon which the UK market research company Verdict …

Distribution10. June 2002

K-rauta: Thriving in the Changing DIY/Hardware Market

Management consultants Cap Gemini Ernst & Young have scrutinized the buying behaviour of European consumers in a survey …

Distribution7. June 2002

Europe: The 30 biggest DIY companies in 2001

Net sales in mio €Retail area in 1.000 m²Number of DIY storesCastorama/Kingfisher EuropeCastorama, B&Q, Nomi8 4683 391530OBI …

Distribution6. June 2002

Castorama/Kingfisher: Background to Offer

Kingfisher announces that it has initiated the process of acquiring the outstanding minority interests in Castorama Dubois Investissements.

Distribution16. May 2002

Ukraine: Construction market

The Ukraine is an emerging market of 49 million people. It is the second largest country in Europe after Russia and has the second biggest economy …

Distribution18. April 2002

Turning quality into profit

Summary of the Presentation given by Dr. Alan Barton, Vice President of The Rohm und Haas Company, at the 4th International DIY Congress in Berlin on 16…

Distribution16. April 2002