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Q4 recovery buoys Mr. DIY's 2021 sales increase to a 32 per cent plus
Falling short of expansion target
Q4 recovery buoys Mr. DIY's 2021 sales increase to a 32 per cent plus

Malaysian home improvement retailer Mr. DIY enjoyed last-minute support in the fourth quarter to pull up 2021 revenues by 31.8 per cent to 3.373 bn Malaysian ringgit (MYR, EUR 708.4 mio), its latest financial report …

Distribution21. February 2022
French DIY stores in January below previous year, but far above 2020
FMB figures
French DIY stores in January below previous year, but far above 2020

In January, DIY stores in France again remained clearly below the corresponding sales of the previous year, but…

Distribution21. February 2022
New Kingfisher CCO, new CEO at Castorama Poland and Brico Dépôt France
Senior management changes
New Kingfisher CCO, new CEO at Castorama Poland and Brico Dépôt France

The Kingfisher Group has announced a number of senior management changes. Sebastien Krysiak, currently CEO of…

Distribution18. February 2022
Siam Global’s international arm invests in Indonesian company
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 …

Distribution17. February 2022
Mr. Bricolage relies on Salsify platform
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
Switzerland: Coop's DIY sales up 36.6 per cent in 2021
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
Only Germany, Great Britain and Japan will not grow until 2025
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
DIY International now exclusively as online journal
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
Overview 2021: DIY retail in Romania
DIY InternationalRomania
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
Romanians want new houses
DIY InternationalRomania
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
Ace Indonesia adds eight locations in 2021
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
Foreign home improvement store chains focus on Bucharest
DIY InternationalDIY 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
The future is purely digital
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
Risk of Coronavirus infection in DIY stores is as low as in the open air
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
Kesko makes 24 per cent more in the building and home improvement trade
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
How are French DIY retailers developing?
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War and crisis
DIY InternationalRussia
War and crisis

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

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Moving forward in big steps
FN Neuhofer
Moving forward in big steps

“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
DIY InternationalStatistics
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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DIY InternationalHome Improvement Report
Between stabilization and decline

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

Distribution11. December 2025
The beaver is spreading
DIY InternationalObi
The beaver is spreading

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

Distribution9. December 2025