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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 group at the beginning of December cites personal reasons for her …

Distribution11. January 2024

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Building materials almost in double figures

DIY market in the Netherlands up 4.4 per cent after nine months

The Dutch DIY market grew by 4.4 per cent in the first three quarters compared to January to September 2022. This …

Distribution12. December 2023

Renovated existing building

Bauhaus Stockholm-Bromma reopens after relocation

Bauhaus in Stockholm's Bromma district has reopened after relocating to premises in the former Bromma Valsverket industrial comple…

Distribution11. December 2023

Holding from the United Arab Emirates?

Russian media report the sale of Leroy Merlin Russia

The Russian news agencies Interfax and Tass as well as other media are reporting that the Russian national company of Leroy …

Distribution7. December 2023

Ten new stores planned

Clas Ohlson reports growing online sales

The Swedish retail chain Clas Ohlson, which reported an 8 per cent increase in sales in the first six months of its 2023/24 financial year …

Distribution7. December 2023

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The housing market is in decline, flats are getting smaller, customer footfall is falling and …

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“FN Neuhofer goes America”: That was the latest major step taken by the Austrian wood specialist, …

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Top DIY stores close gardening sections

While the total gardening sales area in Germany grew in 2024, the top DIY store operators saw a …

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War and crisis

The housing market is in decline, flats are getting smaller, customer footfall is falling and …

Distribution16. December 2025

Home Improvement Report

Between stabilization and decline

Between stabilization and declineThe new edition of the Home Improvement Report 2025 was published …

Distribution11. December 2025

Obi

The beaver is spreading

New Obi stores have been added in Switzerland this year. The Germans seized the opportunity when …

Distribution9. December 2025

Change at the top of Cencosud

Clas Ohlson’s sales increase in December

Leo Gan has been promoted to COO of Mr. DIY Malaysia

Ikea uses AI to forecast demand

A Happy New Year!

Kesko appoints Jorma Rauhala as CEO and group president

Peruvian chain Promart now in Ecuador

Merry Christmas!

Hornbach satisfied with business performance despite drop in sales

Edra/Ghin seeks advice on Scope 3 from Ricardo

Bricoma aims to increase sales by 10 per cent in 2023

DIY market in the Netherlands up 4.4 per cent after nine months

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Russian media report the sale of Leroy Merlin Russia

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