Great Britain and Ireland - Homebase

Create it yourself

Do-it-yourself is no longer what it once was. The creative consumer now finds self-expression in home improvement projects, as confirmed by a survey commissioned…

Great Britain an Ireland - BHETA

A new thirst for innovation

The British home improvement and garden centre market greatly differs from its counterpart on the European mainland. Peter Stone from BHETA, thinks …

Great Britain and Ireland - Euromonitor International

The market recovers

Good weather brings positive growth for home improvement in the UK and Ireland, says Cruz del Barrio of Euromonitor. And after years of struggle, the prospects…

Great Britain and Ireland - GfK

Post-recession growth

Three per cent growth in the DIY market and ten per cent in the garden market – that’s the outcome of a survey of the British market in 2014 by market …

Hornbach

Compact confidential

Hornbach is now testing a small-format and multichannel concept in Germany aimed at do-it-yourself enthusiasts and professionals. The rest of the sector is …

Hagebau

Expansion into Spain

The German cooperative Hagebau now has two Spanish retail groups on board as partners

France/Italy/Spain

Simply the best

A survey conducted by USP has found that French, Italian and Spanish consumers all agree that Leroy Merlin offers the best service and shopping environment

Great Britain and Ireland

In brief

USA

There’s more to come

Major American retailers are focusing more effort on web sales. DIY retailers are achieving remarkable growth rates online

The future is British

Everyone’s biggest competitor

Who could have guessed, back in 1995, that a guy selling a few books online, almost out of his garage, would develop into the world's most aggressive…

Saturated markets - Ace Hardware

In the face of giants

Surviving in a large chain dominated and often saturated market: The new concept from Ace Hardware and other examples from the USA

Saturated markets - Switzerland

Holding its own

Switzerland has had DIY stores right from the start and the international competition came later. Different formats and concepts are now fighting to win over …

Saturated markets - Great Britain

World of endless choice

When one talks about the subject of “home”, it’s more about emotion than function. This is also the chance for retailers and suppliers in the fiercely …