Mr. DIY

Mr. DIY’s growth tapers off

The Malaysian home improvement retailer controls 25 per cent of the market. It still plans to open a further 100 stores this year

Romania

The Romanians are investing in their homes

In Romania, sales by the major home improvement stores also rose significantly in 2019. For example at market leaders Dedeman and at …

DIY stores in Germany

A special year

DIY stores in Germany increased their sales in 2019 more strongly than in the ten years before – also because they have learned from 2018 says their association

„Online services are here to stay“

DK Hardware CFO Art Goldman shares his thoughts on what to expect during the upcoming months for e-commerce, after Covid-19

Benelux - Belgium

Young wolves in Belgium

Industry expert Thierry Coeman delivers an update of the Belgian home improvement universe and, as part of his enquiries, speaks to representatives of a …

France

Market recovery in France

2019 was a good year for the overall market, among other things because the French bought and sold more property than for a long time. The DIY stores …

UK - DIY retail industry

The virus and the trends

More e-commerce, more collaboration, less Far East sourcing: Neil Munz-Jones analyses how the UK DIY retail industry is coping with the Covid-19 pandemic

Kantar

Retaining the new cohort of DIYers

As an impact of the Covid-19 crisis, online, traditional formats and smaller high-street outlets will have a role to play in DIY retail. This has…

USA - Hardware retailers

A sales bonanza

There has been a bright side to Covid-19 for smart, innovative hardware retailers, says our author Bob Vereen, who has been asking around the industry in the USA

Spain - AECOC

A promising reopening

Spanish DIY retailers have been hit hard by the crisis. The fact that they quickly switched to e-commerce and have been registering high demand since May …

Editorial

From -80 to +20 per cent

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 …