NewsletterNewsletterShopShopLoginLoginMenüMenü
Menü schließen
Subscribe nowSubscribe now
Focus
EuropeBelgiumEDRA|GHIN|HIMADiversity
Ressorts
Service
Publishing house Dähne
DIY+
deep insights, facts & figures
Try now!
To Homepage
Suche
Search
FocusEuropeBelgiumEDRA|GHIN|HIMADiversity
Focuserweitern
Mr. DIY Greece negotiating lease for first store
Mr. DIY’s second EU conquest
Mr. DIY Greece negotiating lease for first store

Two years after setting up a subsidiary in Greece, home improvement retailer Mr. DIY has reportedly jump-started operations there. Recent media reports in the country stated that Mr. DIY was negotiating the lease of an …

Distribution15. January 2024
Mr. DIY ends 2023 with 879 new stores
DIY InternationalMalaysian home improvement chain
Mr. DIY ends 2023 with 879 new stores

Malaysian home improvement chain Mr. DIY is proving to be an extremely expansive retailer – in Asia and also in Europe. Where is he now …

Distribution15. January 2024
Obi wants to digitalise its supply chain more
New partner Tradebeyond
Obi wants to digitalise its supply chain more

Obi will be working with Tradebeyond, a provider of supply chain solutions for retail companies, to digitalise its supply chain. The …

Distribution12. January 2024
Mr. DIY aims for Romania and Bulgaria
European expansion
Mr. DIY aims for Romania and Bulgaria

Malaysian home improvement retail powerhouse Mr. DIY continues to look for European opportunities and is set to open in two eastern European …

Distribution12. January 2024
Change at the top of Cencosud
Heike Paulmann Koepfer resigns
Change at the top of Cencosud

Heike Paulmann Koepfer has resigned from her position as chairwoman of the board of directors of Cencosud. A statement issued by the Chilean retail …

Distribution11. January 2024
Clas Ohlson’s sales increase in December
Plus 11 per cent
Clas Ohlson’s sales increase in December

Clas Ohlson's sales in December 2023 have increaed by 11 per cent to SEK 1,366 Mio. (ca. EUR 122 Mio). In the previous year the sales …

Distribution9. January 2024
Leo Gan has been promoted to COO of Mr. DIY Malaysia
January personnel changes
Leo Gan has been promoted to COO of Mr. DIY Malaysia

Leo Gan has been promoted to chief operating officer of Mr. DIY Malaysia. He took up the new position in January, according to …

Distribution4. January 2024
Ikea uses AI to forecast demand
Demand sensing
Ikea uses AI to forecast demand

Ikea is now working with demand sensing. This is a technology based on artificial intelligence (AI) that is used to determine the respective needs …

Distribution2. January 2024
A Happy New Year!
Dähne Verlag
A Happy New Year!

The DIY International editorial team and the whole team at Dähne Verlag publishing house wish you, our readers and advertisers, a Happy New Year 2024!

Distribution29. December 2023
Kesko appoints Jorma Rauhala as CEO and group president
Finnland
Kesko appoints Jorma Rauhala as CEO and group president

The board of directors of Finland's Kesko Corporation has appointed Jorma Rauhala as managing director of the Kesko …

Distribution29. December 2023
Peruvian chain Promart now in Ecuador
Expansion
Peruvian chain Promart now in Ecuador

The Peruvian DIY chain Promart has expanded into neighbouring Ecuador. The company has opened its first store there in the city of Guayaquil, …

Distribution27. December 2023
Merry Christmas!
Dähne Verlag and its editors wish you a
Merry Christmas!

Is it okay to wish one another a Merry Christmas in times like these? When crises and - far, far worse! - wars concern us on a daily basis? When - and admittedly, …

Distribution22. December 2023
Hornbach satisfied with business performance despite drop in sales
Down 3.5 per cent in third quarter
Hornbach satisfied with business performance despite drop in sales

The German DIY chain Hornbach generated sales of EUR 1.3806 bn with its DIY stores in the third quarter (1 …

Distribution22. December 2023
Edra/Ghin seeks advice on Scope 3 from Ricardo
Greenhouse gas emissions
Edra/Ghin seeks advice on Scope 3 from Ricardo

The international DIY association Edra/Ghin is being advised by the specialised consultancy firm Ricardo on issues relating to Scope …

Distribution21. December 2023
Bricoma aims to increase sales by 10 per cent in 2023
New local store concept
Bricoma aims to increase sales by 10 per cent in 2023

The Moroccan DIY chain Bricoma will end 2023 with a 10 per cent increase in sales compared with the previous year. CEO Mohamme…

Distribution19. December 2023
How are French DIY retailers developing?
DIY Retailers worldwide
All important international markets at a glance

The unique data collection on the worldwide do-it-yourself trade.

Solid data.
From real experts.

Order now
Deep insights, facts & figures
Deep insights, facts & figures
DIY International+

Well informed at all times. 

The online magazine publishes regularly updated reports, features and analyses from the global DIY industry.

The subscription gives you full access to the premium content marked DIY+ on this website.

2 month free trial
DIY Buyers' Guide
DIY Buyers' Guide
Print issue

This is an indispensable aid to assortment design in DIY stores and specialist stores with home improvement and garden departments.

Order now

The Best of Diy International:

The Best of Diy International:

Exclusively for subscribers

Learning from Siegen
Kremer
Learning from Siegen

Alexander Kremer has opened his fifth natural garden centre and – once again – done things that …

Distribution
Now a Benelux player
All Fields
Now a Benelux player

Belgian service provider All Fields works for manufacturers and retailers in the DIY sector. Two …

Suppliers
Plant Power at IPM Express
 IPM Essen
Plant Power at IPM Express

This year, IPM Essen will be offering new formats on the subject of plants. In addition, the hall …

Garden
Read more in DIY+Read more in DIY+
Read also
Learning from Siegen
Kremer
Learning from Siegen

Alexander Kremer has opened his fifth natural garden centre and – once again – done things that …

Distribution12. June 2025
Top service for top people
Edra/Ghin/Hima
Top service for top people

A lot of detail work is required to ensure that thousands of participants attend the Global DIY …

Distribution8. May 2025
Mr. DIY elevates look in Thailand
DIY InternationalNew flagship store unveiled
Mr. DIY elevates look in Thailand

After sprucing up outlets in Poland and Indonesia, Asian home goods retail chain Mr. DIY has …

Distribution6. May 2025