Promotions to celebrate its 40th anniversary could not do much to help Thai home improvement retailer DoHome in 2023, when sales staggered under the weight of a slow economy. The company disclosed sales of THB 30.89 bn …
Japan
Kohnan nine-month sales up 8 per cent
Kohnan, a Japanese home improvement retailing chain that also has a presence in Vietnam and Cambodia, reported a slight increase in its net s…
BHB confident for 2024
German DIY retail sales down 3.1 per cent in 2023
The DIY trade in Germany ended 2023 with a 3.1 per cent drop in sales. The sales volume totalled EUR 21.24 billion. On a …
2023 ranking of the top 8
Bauhaus is the new DIY market leader in Germany
Bauhaus has replaced Obi as the market leader in the German DIY market. According to estimates by Dähne Verlag, the DIY chain's …
Radu Oniga
New country manager of Hornbach in Romania
Hornbach, the third largest DIY chain in Germany, announced at the start of the new financial year on 1 March 2024, Radu Oniga will take …
Malaysian retail group
Mr. DIY’s sales grew by 9.4 per cent in 2023
Malaysian retail group Mr. DIY increased its sales in 2023 by 9.4 per cent compared to the previous year, bringing the annual sales …
2023 figures
New stores buoy Mr. DIY’s sales in home turf
A significant rise in its store count has buoyed the sales of the Malaysian home goods retailing giant Mr. DIY last year after mature …
Australia and New Zealand
Bunnings sales grow by 1.7 per cent from July to December
In the first half of its 2023/2024 financial year from July to December 2023, Australian DIY chain Bunnings achieved sales…
Stagnant consumer spending
Japan’s Komeri posts 2.3 per cent dip in nin-month operating revenues
Japanese home improvement retail chain Komeri posted a 2.3 per cent dip in accumulated operating revenues in …
Sales decline in the fourth quarter
Home Depot sales to fall by 3.0 per cent in 2023
Home Depot, the world's largest DIY chain, recorded a 3.0 percent decline in sales in the past 2023/2024 financial year (ending 28 …
"Actually pretty good"
Industry expert Craig Webb expects a boom in demand in the second half of the year
US industry expert Craig Webb expects growth in the first half of 2024 to be weak at best, …
Central sales -0.4 per cent
Number of Ace Hardware stores increased by 124 worldwide
The number of hardware stores affiliated to Ace Hardware worldwide rose to 5 870 locations in 2023; the addition of 222 …
Swiss cooperative group
Turnover at Landi shops down by 3.8 per cent in 2023
Turnover at the 270 Landi shops in Switzerland fell by 3.8 per cent to CHF 1.470 bn (EUR 1.558 bn) in 2023 compared to the …
Webb Analytics report
22 per cent fewer M&A deals in the U.S. construction supply industry
Pro-oriented, residentially focused construction supply companies saw 22 per cent fewer deals in 2023, but the …
Revionics
DIY retail pricing is extremely complex – five reasons why
With the help of AI, DIY retailers can offer better, fairer, more value-driven prices than their competitors that don’t …