Austria - FN Neuhofer

Further investments

Even after 368 years, the family-founded company FN Neuhofer continues its course towards quality and puts a large amount of money into state-of-the-art …

Austria - Obi

The large in the small

In Austria, Germany’s largest DIY store operator is testing its new “Obi next” strategy. But they are still keeping very quiet when it comes to their initial…

Switzerland - Obi

First Obi standalone in Switzerland

Migros Schweiz intends to increase its DIY store presence in medium-sized cities in the country

Switzerland - Hornbach

Seven is the magic number

Patience is a virtue for retailers wanting to develop new stores in Switzerland. It has taken Hornbach over ten years to get its store in the Zurich …

Switzerland - Jumbo

Online is offline, and offline is online

Since March, the online shop of the DIY store chain Jumbo has been up and running. Chief Executive Officer Jerome Gilg explains the …

Switzerland - DIY Trade

In actual fact the conditions are good

And yet still no paradise for DIY trade: in Switzerland, the retail trade has got its own problems. However a DIY store would still fit in a …

Leroy Merlin

Uniform and digital

When it comes to shopfitting, interior planning and assortment optimisation, Leroy Merlin relies on a universal software. The pilot is now starting in Russia

Russia

Small formats in a giant country

In Russia, conditions are getting tougher and growth rates lower. Here too, DIY store operators are looking at smaller towns and formats

Austria - Statistics

Extreme differences

The distribution of DIY store and garden centre locations in Austria varies considerably from state to state. The greater Vienna area is extremely …

Switzerland - Coop Bau + Hobby

Focused on the retail area

In its new store in Feuerthalen and the modernised flagship store in Rickenbach, Swiss market leader Coop Bau + Hobby shows what it is capable of

Good Home

DIY stores for the sultanate

Following the Thai model Home Pro and with the support of industry, the newly established Good Home chain aims to conquer the market in Brunei

Editorial

Make humans great again

Ikea opens its first furniture store in India

Ikea opens its first furniture store in India today, 9 August 2018, in Hyderabad. The 37 000 m² store is located in Hitec City, …

Belgium - Oh'Green

Three times the green expertise

Bob Douliez, CEO of the Garden Center Holding, talks about the new Belgian garden centre concept Oh’Green, which has emerged from three formats