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Home Depot and Lowe's Canada

North American home improvement retailers are hiring

Home Depot, the American world DIY market leader, has announced that it is hiring more than 100 000 new associates ahead of its busy spring season. The reason given by the retailer is that customers are continuing to …

Distribution2. February 2022

15 per cent in the fourth quarter

Tractor Supply reports growth of 20 per cent in 2021

Tractor Supply, the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, reports net sales for the fiscal year 2021 of USD 10…

Distribution1. February 2022

EUR 3.3 bn

German e-commerce with DIY and flowers grows by 31 per cent

In e-commerce in Germany, the market volume for products in the DIY and flower segment in 2021 was around EUR 3.339 bn. …

Distribution31. January 2022

Craig Menear to become chair of the board

Ted Decker to become new head of Home Depot

Home Depot, the largest DIY store operator in the world, is getting a new boss. Edward "Ted" Decker has been named CEO and president, …

Distribution28. January 2022

2021: up 12.5 per cent

Byggmax reports record sales and announces new formats

The Swedish Byggmax group reports strong growth at a record sales level for the year 2021. The Swedish group made SEK 7.645 …

Distribution27. January 2022

Stronger focus on use of customer data

ManoMano working together with mParticle in future

ManoMano wants to use the customer data infrastructure of the mParticle platform in future. The online marketplace for DIY, …

Distribution27. January 2022

Succession of Julie Wirth

Mark George appointed new CFO of Wickes

Wickes Group announces the appointment of Mark George as chief financial officer. Mark Georg will join the business with a start date no …

Distribution26. January 2022

Great Britain

Wickes grows like-for-like by 13 per cent in 2021

The British chain of DIY stores, Wickes, completed financial year 2021 (ending 25 December 2021) with a growth in like-for-like …

Distribution25. January 2022

European Home Improvement Monitor

When it comes to the image of DIY stores, shopping experience is most important

In the eyes of customers, the shopping experience is the most important aspect when judging a DIY …

Distribution24. January 2022

Incisiv survey

Ace Hardware's online-offline buying experience recognised

Ace Hardware is cited in the "Omnichannel Customer Service Digital Maturity Index" of market research company Incisiv as …

Distribution21. January 2022

DIY retailers’ association FMB

Home improvement stores in France end 2021 with sales up by 11.6 per cent

Sales in French home improvement stores last year rose by 11.61 per cent compared with 2020, and increased…

Distribution20. January 2022

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Christoph Theler is new CEO at Bauhaus Switzerland

Christoph Theler is now CEO of Bauhaus Fachcentren AG in Switzerland. He is known in the Swiss DIY sector primarily for his role …

Distribution19. January 2022

Canadian Homeowners

Ongoing renovation boom

The HomeStars Reno Report’s findings are quite surprising: The lockdowns didn’t influence the types of renovations Canadian homeowners took on

Distribution14. December 2021

USA/Canada - Canada's home improvement stores

Double digit growth rates

During the pandemic, home improvement stores were also more in demand than ever before in Canada. Despite the number of stores declining, sales rose …

Distribution19. November 2021