Table of contents

• Comment

• 3Goodbye, hello

• Distribution

• 8Malaysian market leader Mr. DIY is adjusting its store format strategy

  11DIY International will be an exclusively online publication in the future

  12Brunei’s retailers are optimistic: the DIY concept will increase rapidly

  14Bruneian home improvement chain Good Home is back on expansion mode

  16DemandTec’s data science-based pricing solutions

• Regional report

• 24USA/Canada - The home improvement market in the USA experienced tremendous growth during the pandemic

  30USA/Canada - Ace Hardware: Ace Handyman Services are recording rapid rates of growth in the USA

  32USA/Canada - Interview: DIY International talked to Jim Inglis about his new book

  35USA/Canada: During the pandemic, Canada’s home improvement stores saw double digit growth rates

• EDRA/Fedyma

• 18The 1st Virtual DIY-Summit organised by Edra/Ghin and Hima attracted a lot of attention

  22Ghin and IHA have been merging

• Suppliers

• 42Dachser: logistics plays a crucial role for the current growth scenarios

  44The new SEAM initiative aims to make the abrasives industry more sustainable

• Garden distribution

• 46Garden Trends Report: the new gardeners are emerging