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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, strong fluctuations within the individual departments. About three quarters of all …

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

The global road to local success

Graham Fairbank, Head of Corporate Communication of Kingfisher, about opportunities and challenges on the international DIY market. Here on …

Distribution4. November 2002

Home Depot opens new sourcing offices in China

The Home Depot will be opening two sourcing offices in Shanghai and Shenzhen. The company has said it intends to grow its imports to …

Distribution26. October 2002

Competing in a crowded market

Indianapolis, Indiana, and surrounding suburbs is one of the first metro markets in which the nation’s three largest home center chains are c…

Distribution24. October 2002

Mr. Bricolage catches up

The merger with the Tabur Group means Mr. Bricolage has moved up to third position in the French DIY market

Distribution21. October 2002

Italy: Manufacturers and products

Customised stairsNot only is it possible to vary the rise of Kompact, the Arkè brand’s patented staircase, but the tread and hand of …

Distribution15. October 2002

Italy: Self-assembly bathroom furniture

For several years now Inda has been offering the “Aquasanit by Inda” programme of bathroom furniture through DIY retail outlets. …

Distribution15. October 2002

Italy: Rapid-growth formula

The year 1995 saw the founding of the Italian DIY group Brico OK by six independent traders, and today it consists of 44 medium-sized DIY superstores …

Distribution15. October 2002

Small but powerful

The Italians channel 30 per cent of their total expenditure into a home of their own. It is the smaller DIY stores above all that profit from this tendency, and …

Distribution15. October 2002