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Africa

"We are quite unique"

With a format adapted to the South African market, Cashbuild appeals not only to consumers but also primarily to small contractors, otherwise known here as …

Africa

Growth will come from paint

Economic conditions depress the demand in South Africa's home improvement market, but the new household growth is a silver lining, analyses Erika …

Africa

Retail diversity in the South

South Africa has by far the most diverse home improvement retail industry on the African continent. But expansion efforts are also gradually taking …

Castorama

Dual customer guidance

Castorama is testing a new concept in its recently opened store in Bordeaux. Customers are asked right at the start of the customer journey: "Need to do some…

France - Table Ronde Bricolage

The hour of proximity

For ten years, the French trade journal Bricomag has been inviting traders, manufacturers and service providers to the Table Ronde Bricolage. Open and …

Africa - Cashbuild

Cashbuild concentrates on the basics

With its targeted assortment policy and investments in its store portfolio, the South African home improvement chain is one of the country’s …

South Africa shuts everything apart from supermarkets and pharmacies

In South Africa, a three-week complete lockdown has applied since Friday 27 March 2020. DIY stores are closed, …

TLW

More services for customers in Taiwan

Besides its trading business, the Test Rite Group operates the leading Taiwanese home improvement retail chain. It is currently focusing on …

Editorial

DIY stores for Future

Considerable demand for eco building materials

Awareness of and demand for ecological building materials and products varies considerably between European countries. In Norway, …

France - Brico Cash

Brico Cash wants to grow

The sales channel in the Les Mousquetaires retail group sees further potential for its warehouse format which is targeted at private persons and …

France - Leroy Merlin L’appart

A special case

Leroy Merlin L’appart is the name of the fifth store opened by the French market leader in the capital Paris

France - Statistics

The central question

France is the country of centralism par excellence. So it is no wonder then, that the distribution of DIY stores also follows this pattern, as the statistics …