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Majority of Europeans want to boycott US products
Yougov/Galaxus survey
Majority of Europeans want to boycott US products

The majority of Europeans are considering boycotting US products. More than 60 percent of consumers want to buy more European products in response to US punitive tariffs – at least as long as the price is right. This is…

Distribution20. May 2025
Home Depot increases sales by 9.4 per cent
First quarter of 2025
Home Depot increases sales by 9.4 per cent

Home Depot today reported sales of USD 39.9 bn for the first quarter of fiscal 2025, an increase of 9.4 per cent compared to …

Distribution20. May 2025
Spanish manufacturers' sales grow in the first quarter
DIY InternationalMainly due to DIY retail
Spanish manufacturers' sales grow in the first quarter

Spanish manufacturers of DIY products increased their sales in the first quarter, mainly thanks to double-digit growth in …

Distribution20. May 2025
Ace Hardware maintains same-store-sales in the US
First quarter
Ace Hardware maintains same-store-sales in the US

Ace Hardware in the US maintained same-store-sales in the first quarter. The figures refer to the nearly 3,900 retailers that …

Distribution19. May 2025
Strategy and IR Senior Vice President Gonn Weide leaves Obi
Thorsten Seehawer takes over duties
Strategy and IR Senior Vice President Gonn Weide leaves Obi

Obi board member Dr Gonn Weide has left the German DIY retail group by mutual agreement. The company has confirmed this …

Distribution19. May 2025
Landi takes over a Do it + Garden location
DIY InternationalIn the big city for the first time
Landi takes over a Do it + Garden location

The Swiss co-operative retail chain Landi is also taking over a location of the Swiss DIY sales line Do it + Garden, which Migros is …

Distribution16. May 2025
Obi gets a Chief Brand & Customer Experience Officer
DIY InternationalCMO Christian von Hegel is leaving
Obi gets a Chief Brand & Customer Experience Officer

The German DIY chain Obi is getting a new head of marketing. The company has announced that its current Chief Marketing Officer…

Distribution15. May 2025
Wickes grows with retail division and in trade business
First quarter
Wickes grows with retail division and in trade business

British DIY chain Wickes has reported a strong start to the year. In the first quarter (ending 26 April 2025) of its …

Distribution15. May 2025
Orgill becomes Sodimac’s new distributor
USA / South America
Orgill becomes Sodimac’s new distributor

Latin American home improvement retailer Sodimac, with more than 260 locations across Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and…

Distribution13. May 2025
Gavin Slark appointed new CEO of Travis Perkins plc
Building materials retailer
Gavin Slark appointed new CEO of Travis Perkins plc

The board of the British building materials retailer Travis Perkins plc, which includes the Toolstation sales division, has …

Distribution9. May 2025
Bauhaus Switzerland takes over two Migros Do it + Garden stores
DIY InternationalLosone and Pfungen
Bauhaus Switzerland takes over two Migros Do it + Garden stores

Following the Migros Group's announcement in February 2024 that it would be focusing on its core supermarket busines…

Distribution8. May 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 Summit every year, says Edra/Ghin Managing Director John …

Distribution8. May 2025
Adela Smeu steps down as CEO of Brico Dépôt Romania
DIY InternationalFollowing the sale to Altex
Adela Smeu steps down as CEO of Brico Dépôt Romania

Adela Smeu is stepping down as CEO of Brico Dépôt Romania, according to Romanian B2B magazine Bricoretail. „For me, today is a …

Distribution8. May 2025
Clas Ohlson reports sales increase for April
Sweden
Clas Ohlson reports sales increase for April

Clas Ohlson increased its net sales in April 2025 by 4 per cent compared to the previous year to SEK 814 m (EUR 74.6 m), as the Swedish…

Distribution8. May 2025
Obi wants to grow through franchising
CEO Sebastian Gundel
Obi wants to grow through franchising

The German DIY store chain Obi wants to grow more through franchising, not just in Germany but also in other European countries. CEO Sebastian…

Distribution6. May 2025
How are French DIY retailers developing?
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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 …

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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 …

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Distribution12. June 2025
Top service for top people
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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