Distribution

Sales increase in the second quarter

More than 5,000 Ace Hardware stores in the USA

Ace Hardware has now opened its 5,000th store belonging to the US-American co-operation in the USA. According to the latest quarterly report, another 200 stores are to join the group later this year.Wholesale sales at …

Distribution27. August 2024

First Half 2024

Depo Bangunan net sales up 2.81 per cent

Indonesian home improvement retailer PT Carturkarda Depo Bangunan Tbk posted an incremental rise in its net sales in the first half of the …

Distribution27. August 2024

Second year in a row

Share of EU retail spending declines

The share of private consumption that goes into retail and is not spent on savings, services or leisure is slowly returning to pre-pandemic …

Distribution26. August 2024

Grocer Metro Retail

Another retailer enters the DIY market in the Philippines

There is a new player in the home improvement market in the Philippines: the Metro Retail Stores Group has opened the …

Distribution23. August 2024

Metro Retail Stores Group

New player in the Philippine home improvement market

Metro Retail Group is one of the top grocers in the Philippines. Now the retailer is also entering the DIY business. Other …

Distribution23. August 2024

Sales narrowly maintained

Home Depot halts downward trend in the second quarter

US market leader Home Depot has just about maintained its sales in the second quarter. With a sales volume of USD 43.175 bn …

Distribution23. August 2024

Market leader in Malaysia

Mr. DIY increases sales through expansion

The retail group Mr. DIY increased its sales in its home market of Malaysia and in Brunei by almost 9 per cent in the second quarter. The …

Distribution23. August 2024

Impact of religious holidays

New stores buoy Mr. DIY Malaysia’s Q2 sales while shoppers tighten budget

The market leader in the Malaysian home improvement market increased its sales by almost 9 per cent in the…

Distribution23. August 2024

Down 5.5 per cent

Quarterly sales at Lowe's continue to deteriorate

Sales losses at US DIY group Lowe's have worsened in the second quarter. In the three months from the beginning of June to 2 …

Distribution22. August 2024

Extreme heat in April

AllHome’s quarterly sales down 8.25 per cent

Philippine home improvement retailer AllHome Corp. again struggled in the second quarter of the year as sales continued to decline. The…

Distribution22. August 2024

Roll-out over five years

Ace Hardware launches “Elevate3 Ace” store concept

Ace Hardware will roll-out its new store concept “Elevate3 Ace” to new and existing stores over the next five years, backed by a …

Distribution21. August 2024

Global House reverses sales decline in the second quarter

Siam Global House, one of Thailand’s biggest home improvement retailing chains, has managed an incremental rise in net …

Distribution20. August 2024

Stock Exchange of Thailand

Boonthavorn gets green light for planned offering

An independent home retailing chain in Thailand that has links to industrial conglomerate Siam Cement Group (SCG) has secured the …

Distribution19. August 2024

Promotions save DoHome’s second quarter

Thanks to its sales promotions and activities, Thai home improvement retailer DoHome managed to break even during the second quarter despite…

Distribution19. August 2024

Lidl own brand Parkside

German discounter Lidl opens DIY stores in Hungary and Poland

The German discounter Lidl has opened a store in Hungary focused entirely on products from its own DIY brand Parkside…

Distribution16. August 2024

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Cautious French

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Out of the silo mentality

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France

Cautious French

French DIY stores recently saw a 4.3 percent drop in sales – and thus proved to be quite resilient…

Distribution2. September 2025

Italy

Committed to tradition

In Italy, the segment of cooperatives and independent retailers is relatively strong. In terms of …

Distribution2. September 2025

More than 5,000 Ace Hardware stores in the USA

Depo Bangunan net sales up 2.81 per cent

Share of EU retail spending declines

Another retailer enters the DIY market in the Philippines

New player in the Philippine home improvement market

Home Depot halts downward trend in the second quarter

Mr. DIY increases sales through expansion

New stores buoy Mr. DIY Malaysia’s Q2 sales while shoppers tighten budget

Quarterly sales at Lowe's continue to deteriorate

AllHome’s quarterly sales down 8.25 per cent

Ace Hardware launches “Elevate3 Ace” store concept

Global House reverses sales decline in the second quarter

Boonthavorn gets green light for planned offering

Promotions save DoHome’s second quarter

German discounter Lidl opens DIY stores in Hungary and Poland

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