Table of contents

• Comment

• 3Taking smart home improvement by the horns!

• Distribution

• 10True Value expands internationally and implements its strategy overseas

  12With more than 280 stores, Menards shows the giants Home Depot and Lowe’s what it’s made of

  14Trade needs to master pricing. Today, that means software. Examples of The Home Depot Mexico and Obi Poland

  16Trade needs to master pricing. Today, that means software. Examples of The Home Depot Mexico and Obi Poland

• Regional report

• 17The Romanian market will continue to grow, according to a forecast by Euromonitor International

  20The market in Romania has been through a rough period. However, this will change in the favour of the DIY store operators

  22The Tumponomics and its effect on the home improvement industry in the USA

  24Leroy Merlin: target is number two in the rankings in Romania

  25A recovery is expected for the DIY market in the CEE

  26The Praktiker brand continues in many East European countries, in Hungary for example

• Focus

• 30The lighting industry’s marketing strategies are dictated by convenience and utility

  32Euroluce, Light + Building – and a very young trade fair in Germany

  33Ledvance sees itself as a pioneer for LED lamps

• EDRA/Fedyma

• 34The Global DIY Summit will take a look at the future

• Suppliers

• 28HDM re-established itself and puts new structures into place

• Events

• 36The Euro-Shop trade fair reports a growth in floor space

  37Asia-Pacific Sourcing is expecting more exhibitors and more visitors

  38The Taiwan Hardware Show was attended by eleven per cent more visitors

• Garden distribution

• 40The European garden market has grown by one per cent annually over the last ten years

  42Plants and flowers in the EU: Brexit and Russia are issues giving rise to some concern

  44In Odessa, Vash Sad has opened its fifth garden centre