Table of contents

• Comment

• 3Make humans great again

• Distribution

• 9Good Home aims to conquer the market in Brune

  12In Russia, DIY retailers are looking at smaller towns and formats

  14New planning software at Leroy Merlin Russia

• Regional report

• 15Statistics: no paradise, but a DIY store would still fit in a number of areas

  18Swiss market leader Coop Bau + Hobby shows what it is capable of

  22Interview: Jumbo’s CEO Jérôme Gilg explains the online strategy

  25Magic number: Hornbach’s seventh Swiss store

  26Migros: first Obi standalone in Switzerland

  28Statistics: the distribution of DIY and garden stores varies considerably

  31Germany’s largest DIY retailer is testing its new Obi next strategy

  33FN Neuhofer invests in state- of-the-art technologies

  34Bellaflora is creating a distinctive profile through sustainability

  36The young Austrian start-up Clever Edge

• Suppliers

• 40Krinner, the Christmas experts

• Events

• 38Third Vietnam Hardware and Hand Tools Expo

  39Spoga+Gafa in Cologne: bigger than for years

• Garden suppliers

• 46Interview with Weber’s EMEA boss Hans-Jürgen Herr

• Garden distribution

• 42Euromonitor International: opportunities indoors and outdoors