Table of contents

• Comment

• 3DIY getting more expensive

• Distribution

• 10France: Bricorama presents its New Customer Experience concept

  13European figures: new Statistics edition

  14Japan: DCM/Homac and its Smart Home Center pilot store

  16Austria: Let’s do it opened its first store in a shopping centre

  18USA: industry expert Bob Vereen has passed away

• Regional report

• 20Eastern Europe - Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Ukraine: a short overview

  23Eastern Europe - Russia: several DIY store chains have grown considerably in the crisis

  26Eastern Europe - Russia: Petrovich, the number two on the market, is building its own ecosystem

  30Eastern Europe - Poland: challenges for manufacturers, traders and logistic companies

  32Eastern Europe - Poland: Fair Packaging’s POS system for floor underlays at Obi

  34Eastern Europe - Estonia: Palmako is specialised in wood in the garden products

  36Eastern Europe - Romania: DIY retailers increased sales and enhanced online services

  38Eastern Europe - Romania: Hornbach has opened its eights Romanian store

• EDRA/Fedyma

• 40Global DIY-Network: to be continued

• Events

• 50Physical fair trio: Christmasworld, Paperworld and Creativeworld 2022

• Garden suppliers

• 48Trends: the pandemic underpins the boom of the garden industry

• Garden distribution

• 44Singapore: World Farm, the largest garden centre in the smallest country of Southeast Asia