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Thai chain

Siam Global’s international arm invests in Indonesian company

The international unit of Thai home improvement chain Siam Global House Public Co Ltd has acquired 22 per cent of a recently listed Indonesian building materials retailer. Siam Global disclosed that Global House …

Distribution17. February 2022

Product data exchange

Mr. Bricolage relies on Salsify platform

The French DIY store operator Mr. Bricolage will be working with the platform for supplier experience management by Salsify in the future. …

Distribution17. February 2022

Coop Bau + Hobby and Jumbo

Switzerland: Coop's DIY sales up 36.6 per cent in 2021

The Swiss retail group Coop increased its DIY sales by 36.6 per cent last year. Its two store chains Coop Bau + Hobby and …

Distribution16. February 2022

Euromonitor study Home and Garden

Only Germany, Great Britain and Japan will not grow until 2025

The market research company Euromonitor International estimates the volume of the global home and garden market (home…

Distribution15. February 2022

Website relaunch

DIY International now exclusively as online journal

The trade journal DIY International, produced by the Dähne Verlag publishing house, has launched its redesigned website at www…

Distribution14. February 2022

Romania

Overview 2021: DIY retail in Romania

Dedeman, MatHaus, Brico Dépôt and Hornbach are the leading retail companies on the Romanian home improvement market. How did their businesses e…

Distribution14. February 2022

Romania

Romanians want new houses

The boom of the construction sector and, as a result, of the home improvement sector continued in 2021

Distribution14. February 2022

Despite fall in net sales

Ace Indonesia adds eight locations in 2021

Ace Indonesia has brought up its store count by eight to 216 outlets at the end of 2021 from 208 at the end of 2020, information …

Distribution14. February 2022

DIY stores in 54 Romanian cities

Foreign home improvement store chains focus on Bucharest

Compared with Brico Dépôt, Leroy Merlin and Hornbach, Romanian DIY market leader Dedeman is underrepresented in the …

Distribution14. February 2022

Dähne Verlag

The future is purely digital

Hard copy has transitioned to online: from now on, DIY International will be providing its readership with exclusively online information from the …

Distribution11. February 2022

Study from Germany

Risk of Coronavirus infection in DIY stores is as low as in the open air

In DIY stores, the risk of a Covid-19 infection is similar to that of outdoors. This has now been confirmed…

Distribution11. February 2022

Record sales 2021

Kesko makes 24 per cent more in the building and home improvement trade

The Finnish Kesko Group achieved record sales in the past year with its building materials and DIY trade …

Distribution10. February 2022

Available in store and online

Walmart is expanding its home services with new partner Angi

Walmart is expanding its home service offer by cooperating with a new partner. The market leading US American retail …

Distribution9. February 2022

Store-in-store concept in the USA

Lowe’s and Petco to cooperate

DIY chain Lowe's and the pet store chain Petco have announced a pilot programme for a store-in-store concept. According to a press release, …

Distribution8. February 2022

Activities discontinued in 2020

Leroy Merlin finally abandons plans for Belarus

The French DIY chain Leroy Merlin has finally abandoned its plans in Belarus. The company had already stopped its activities in 2020…

Distribution7. February 2022

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Out of the silo mentality

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Cautious French

French DIY stores recently saw a 4.3 percent drop in sales – and thus proved to be quite resilient…

Distribution2. September 2025

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Committed to tradition

In Italy, the segment of cooperatives and independent retailers is relatively strong. In terms of …

Distribution2. September 2025

Siam Global’s international arm invests in Indonesian company

Mr. Bricolage relies on Salsify platform

Switzerland: Coop's DIY sales up 36.6 per cent in 2021

Only Germany, Great Britain and Japan will not grow until 2025

DIY International now exclusively as online journal

Overview 2021: DIY retail in Romania

Romanians want new houses

Ace Indonesia adds eight locations in 2021

Foreign home improvement store chains focus on Bucharest

The future is purely digital

Risk of Coronavirus infection in DIY stores is as low as in the open air

Kesko makes 24 per cent more in the building and home improvement trade

Walmart is expanding its home services with new partner Angi

Lowe’s and Petco to cooperate

Leroy Merlin finally abandons plans for Belarus

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