Leroy Merlin, the second largest DIY group in France, is going to take over the Spanish and French DIY stores of the Belgian GIB group from Vendex KBB of the Netherlands
Globalising tendencies?
Internationalisation in the retail sector is leading not only to companies going on “shopping sprees” abroad, but also to small countries being …
Castorama/Kingfisher: Background to Offer
Kingfisher announces that it has initiated the process of acquiring the outstanding minority interests in Castorama Dubois Investissements.
Ukraine: Construction market
The Ukraine is an emerging market of 49 million people. It is the second largest country in Europe after Russia and has the second biggest economy …
Popularity of painting in Britain
British consumers are the European masters at buying paint. They reach for their paint tin and brush much more frequently than their DIY …
No threat from e-commerce
A study carried out by the German Post World Net reaches the conclusion that Germany’s DIY retailers will not suffer any serious competition from …
New look for Home Depot
Home Depot has modified its warehouse concept at the four new stores in Indianapolis
Retail space continues to grow
Bauhaus opened in Viena's 23rd district the seventh and at the same time the biggest market in the Austrian capital
Turning quality into profit
Summary of the Presentation given by Dr. Alan Barton, Vice President of The Rohm und Haas Company, at the 4th International DIY Congress in Berlin on 16…
B&Q and Castorama: The picture was mixed
The Group's Home Improvement sector, by far the largest such business in Europe, in the fiscal year 2001/2001 (ended 2 february 2001) …
An outing to the DIY store
It is planned to turn B&Q DIY stores into a regular destination for outings where the whole family can find everything that they need for improving …
Growth of existential fears
The year 2001 was not a rosy one for Germany’s DIY sector. The BHB has calculated that the sales increase will be a mere 0.3 per cent. No …
East European Eldorado for expansionists
The competitive situation in central and eastern Europe is intensifying as internationally active DIY multiples from countries of the west …
Austria: The market for windows
The overall market for windows in Austria went down by 0.6 % by volume in the year 2000, although the individual product groups developed in very …
Europe: The house paint market
In the medium term the European market for interior and exterior paints will no longer grow so quickly as it has done in past years, despite new …