“Germany showing more interest in colour” – under this title Edward Appleton, managing director of the market research and communications consultancy BRAND:NEW!, explains in the July issue of the magazine …
Taiwan: DIY companies in 2001
Number of storesTurnover in € mioB&Q12221,83Homax423,52Homebox316,68Source: B&Q
France: The top five DIY companies in 2001
Number of storesSales area in 1 000 m²Turnover in € mio.Castorama1623 200Castorama1159802 500Brico Dépôt472104 600Leroy Merlin802 …
France: The DIY market since 2001 - channels of distribution
DIY superstoresDIY departments in supermarketsWholesale tradeTraditional retailersTotal2001Turnover in bn €10,321…
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 …
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 …
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 …
Castorama/Kingfisher: Background to Offer
Kingfisher announces that it has initiated the process of acquiring the outstanding minority interests in Castorama Dubois Investissements.
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 …
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…
B&Q and Castorama: The picture was mixed
The Group's Home Improvement sector, by far the largest such business in Europe, in the fiscal year 2001/2001 (ended 2 february 2001) …
East European Eldorado for expansionists
The competitive situation in central and eastern Europe is intensifying as internationally active DIY multiples from countries of the west …
Austria: The market for windows
The overall market for windows in Austria went down by 0.6 % by volume in the year 2000, although the individual product groups developed in very …
Europe: The house paint market
In the medium term the European market for interior and exterior paints will no longer grow so quickly as it has done in past years, despite new …
UK: DIY multiples market 1995 - 2005
The UK DIY multiples market has grown rapidly over the last decade to reach over £5.7 billion at retail prices in 2001.