Danish consumers are prepared to spend more money and are still set on improving their homes
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 …
Leroy Merlin strengthens pan-European presence
Leroy Merlin, the second largest DIY group in France, is going to take over the Spanish and French DIY stores of the Belgian GIB …
Globalising tendencies?
Internationalisation in the retail sector is leading not only to companies going on “shopping sprees” abroad, but also to small countries being …
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 …
Popularity of painting in Britain
British consumers are the European masters at buying paint. They reach for their paint tin and brush much more frequently than their DIY …
No threat from e-commerce
A study carried out by the German Post World Net reaches the conclusion that Germany’s DIY retailers will not suffer any serious competition from …
New look for Home Depot
Home Depot has modified its warehouse concept at the four new stores in Indianapolis
Retail space continues to grow
Bauhaus opened in Viena's 23rd district the seventh and at the same time the biggest market in the Austrian capital
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…