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Cashbuild CEO Werner de Jager

Coronavirus effect in South Africa too

As in other countries, the coronavirus pandemic had a positive effect on DIY store sales following the lockdown, according to Werner de Jager, CEO of South African home improvement chain Cashbuild. De Jager, the second …

Distribution5. November 2020

Benelux - Belgium

Fewer stores in Belgium

The number of home improvement stores has declined slightly compared to the survey two years ago. Even in the capital city of Brussels with its low location…

Distribution11. August 2020

Benelux - The Netherlands

Expanding westwards

The German DIY retailer Hornbach now operates 15 stores in the neighbouring Netherlands. Its new outlet there is the company’s 160th store overall

Distribution11. August 2020

Benelux - The Netherlands

The country’s DIY stores

The statistics from the latest Dähne Verlag survey dated June 2020 record 746 stores belonging to the nine home improvement retail groups operating in the …

Distribution11. August 2020

Benelux - The Netherlands

Slightly declining sales area in the Netherlands

At the end of the year 2019, statistics recorded somewhat fewer stores and square metres in the country’s home improvement segment …

Distribution11. August 2020

Statistics Home Improvement Retail Europe

Plenty of winners

Statistics Home Improvement Europe is the standard reference work from German publishing house Dähne Verlag that reliably documents the development of the …

Distribution11. August 2020

Malaysia

Increasing acceptance in Malaysia

The country’s home improvement segment shows double-digit growth rates. Drivers include a population that is becoming richer, more urban …

Distribution11. August 2020

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

Distribution11. August 2020

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 …

Distribution11. August 2020

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

Distribution11. August 2020

DK Hardware

„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

Distribution24. July 2020

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 …

Distribution26. June 2020

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 …

Distribution26. June 2020

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

Distribution26. June 2020