The hardline segment of Thai retailing giant Central Retail Corp. (CRC) reported a 2.6 per cent increase in sales in the second quarter of 2023 on the back of seasonal factors, new and renovated stores and a jump in …
Q1 shortage persists
AllHome sales recover in Q2
Philippine home improvement retailer AllHome Corp. posted a turnaround in the second quarter of the year, reporting a three per cent rise in sales -- …
43 stores added from April to June
Mr. DIY sees 4.9 per cent rise in revenues for Q2
Mr. DIY, Malaysia’s dominant home improvement retail chain, reported a 4.9 per cent rise in revenues for the second quarter of 2…
Overshot showing
Ace Indonesia notches double-digit sales growth in first half
Ace Hardware Indonesia, the country’s dominant home improvement retailer which is operated by the Kawan Lama group, …
Reaction to increased costs
More Swedes want to carry out construction and renovation projects themselves
For the fifth year in a row, Byggmax has published its annual survey by Kantar Sifo, which reveals …
election impact
DoHome posts muted sales in H1
Thai home improvement retailer DoHome reported muted sales revenues for the second quarter of 2023 on weak consumer spending stemming from election …
Schedule for new stores in other markets pushed back
Global House sets Q4 timeline for expansion in Cambodia
Thai home improvement retailer Siam Global House has set the opening of its second branch in Cambodia for the fourth quarter…
May to July
Clas Ohlson increases quarterly sales by 7 per cent
Following double-digit growth in July, Swedish retail group Clas Ohlson has closed the first quarter of its 2023/2024 financial …
Ústí nad Labem
Ninth Bauhaus in the Czech Republic
The German DIY store operator Bauhaus has opened its ninth branch in the Czech Republic in Ústí nad Labem. The new store is located in the urban…
First in the Nordics
Clas Ohlson now sells Starlink hardware
Starlink hardware is now available for purchase at Swedish retail chain Clas Ohlson. The devices make it possible to connect to the Internet…
First store in Ho Chi Minh City
Mr. DIY enters Vietnam
Mr. DIY has opened its first store in Vietnam, just four months after company officials announced that it was revisiting Southeast Asia with a foray into t…
Second quarter
Siam Global House sees 7.7 per cent fall in consolidated sales
The consolidated sales of Thai home improvement retailer Siam Global House slipped by 7.7 per cent in the second …
Hardware chain
Orderbid HI becomes first GHIN member from China
The Global Home Improvement Network (GHIN) has its first member in China.Orderbid Home Improvement (Orderbid HI) is a chain of …
UK, Benelux and France
Toolstation grows 9 per cent in first six months
Toolstation, the professional sales division of UK building materials group Travis Perkins, grew 9.0 per cent in the first half of …
Edra/Ghin president Thierry Garnier
For the benefit of the industry – and the planet
“We need more than ever to work together,” says Thierry Garnier, CEO of Kingfisher and president of Edra/Ghin. In an interview with…