Being big

Wholesaling in America continues to undergo major changes, as the latest company takeovers demonstrate. Growth outside the co-op structure is also increasingly important

Hardware Association (NRHA)

How hardlines retailers performed

The North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) produces a comprehensive analysis of retail operations for three types of US hardlines …

Baumax

Baumax is now history

The sell-off of the former Austrian DIY chain was completed in December 2015

Nordic countries - Kesko Group

Heading for the top three

Euromonitor

Less stuff

Euromonitor International analyses the changing shape of the home improvement and gardening consumer in Western Europe

Europe is changing 

Decline for the second year in a row

In 2015, the DIY retail market in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) saw an 11.7 per cent year-on-year decline in value terms. It fell for a …

Knauber Innovation Store

Wanted: Added value for the customer

The German DIY chain Knauber has installed an Innovation Store in one of its branches. In cooperation with 15 manufacturers, the German …

Builders Warehouse

Now in Zambia

Builders Warehouse has expanded into another country in the region and is developing the topic of sustainability

Zodio

Creativity in the limelight

Zodio, the sales division of the French Groupe Adeo has been present in Italy now for quite a few months – and has brought a whole new retail format t…

Editorial

Disruptive? Reassuring!

Competing channels - Euromonitor international

From showrooming to webrooming

There are rapid changes in the way we shop, as Euromonitor International has determined. What was considered to be a threat to the large DIY and …

Kingfisher

The great entity

Under the leadership of the new CEO, Véronique Laury, Kingfisher is now focusing on standardising products, processes and formats

European Consumer Barometer 2015

British DIYers ponder before purchasing

After all, renovation projects, as well as buying DIY tools and garden equipment are particularly important to them, according to the …