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 …

Lagerhaus

There’s still space among the greenery

The Lagerhaus headquarters see a saturated DIY market, but still lots of potential in the garden market in Austria. A new concept takes this …

Top 300 hardlines retailers

Number three is Walmart

The ranking of the top 300 hardlines retailers in the USA is headed by Home Depot. Amazon appears at tenth place

Home Depot and Lowe’s

Going after more pro business

Home Depot and Lowe’s have discovered the pro customer in a bid to grow further in a market that is already saturated. In this quest the number 1 …

Philippine market

Faster growth

On behalf of AllHome, Euromonitor International took a closer look at the Philippine market. The forecast says: nine per cent more each year

Hornbach

The (somewhat) smaller Hornbach

In Sweden, Hornbach expands with a smaller store format, also in order to gain a foothold in medium-sized cities. After a pilot store, a second …

Praktiker Hungary

Highly selective expansion

Karl-Heinz Keth, CEO of Praktiker Hungary, talks about the development of the country’s market and the company’s assortment and expansion strategy

France - French DIY market

Thankful for small mercies

The latest figures for the French DIY market as a whole reveal growth of 0.4 per cent, but sales in DIY stores are down 0.3 per cent. The sector regards …