US hardware chain Aubuchon has joined the Ace Hardware cooperative. Aubuchon currently operates 112 stores in the north-eastern USA. Of these, 76 are to be converted to the Ace brand within three years. The remaining 36…
United Kingdom
Wilko to be wound up, some stores to be taken over
The British DIY and household goods chain Wilko is insolvent and will be wound up. The liquidator, PwC, announced earlier this …
First half year
Wickes grows through DIFM
UK DIY chain Wickes has reported a 0.7 per cent year-on-year increase in sales for the first half of the year, with turnover of GBP 927.7 mio (EUR 1.080 …
First half year
Mr. Bricolage maintains sales in France only through new openings
The French DIY franchise group Mr. Bricolage achieved a turnover of EUR 1.1872 bn in the stationary DIY business …
First half year
Cencosud loses 6.8 per cent turnover in DIY business
Chilean retail group Cencosud’s home improvement business under the Easy sales brand posted sales of CLP 383.605 bn (EUR 415.4…
Designed for the next generation
Home Depot launches Homeowners Hub
The Home Depot launched a new Homeowners Hub to equip the next generation of current and future first-time homeowners with …
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How HORNBACH digitizes DIY Store Planning with Perspectix
In just 14 months, HORNBACH Baumarkt AG implemented the P'X Retail Solution from Perspectix for planning its 171 DIY …
Designed for the next generation
Home Depot launches new Homeowners Hub
The Home Depot has launched a new Homeowners Hub to equip the next generation of current and future first-time homeowners with valuable …
First half of 2023
L'entrepôt du bricolage grows by 4.8 per cent
The home improvement stores of the French chain L'entrepôt du bricolage increased their sales by 4.8 per cent in the first half of …
Second quarter
DoHome’s same-store sales fall by almost 10 per cent
Thai home improvement retailer DoHome reported a drop of almost 10 per cent in same-store sales in the second quarter of the …
First half of 2023
German DIY stores turn over 2.3 per cent less
In Germany, DIY store sales fell by 2.3 per cent in the first half of 2023 compared with the same period last year, attaining a value …
DIY stores
Half-year sales in Austria 1.4 per cent below previous year's level
Austrian DIY stores ended the first half of 2023 with a decline in turnover. After a modest increase in the …
First six months of 2023
Swiss DIY trade turns over 4.2 per cent less
Although DIY stores in Switzerland caught up in the second quarter of 2023, their sales were still below the corresponding level of the…
Second quarter
Lowe's sales down 9 per cent
Lowe's, the number two DIY retailer in the US and the world, reported 9.2 per cent lower sales in its second quarter (ending 4 August 2023) compared t…
USA
Home Depot down 2 per cent year-on-year in second quarter
With sales of USD 42.916 bn (EUR 39.526 bn) in the second quarter (ending 30 July 2023), US DIY global market leader Home …