Table of contents

• Comment

• 3Cooperate or die

• Distribution

• 10Moki-veži: new expertise-based strategy of the Lithuanian chain

  13Leroy Merlin: fourth store in Paris

  14House-Hasson Hardware: wholesaler and management partner

  16DIY market in the EU: more steady development in recent years

  18ManoMano: wants to become market leader

• Regional report

• 19Overview: macroeconomic data

  20Statistics Sweden: a plethora of formats in the DIY retail scene

  24Denmark: benefiting from the boom on the labour and property market

  26Statistics Denmark: consistent distribution of stores

  28Norway: biggest market on the basis of per-capita spending

  30Statistics Norway: some neighbours are bustling around

  32Statistics Finland: the Kesko Group dominates the market

  34Finland: the trend to king-size stores has gone

  35Statistics Iceland: well supplied with DIY stores

  36Gardena and its Swedish parent company Husqvarna

• Main topic

• 38Europe: Euromonitor Inter­national analyses the market

• Focus

• 40Hailo: repositions itself as a brand

  41Kärcher: products for making life easier

• Suppliers

• 46Rothenberger Industrial: further growth by expanding exports

• Events

• 44Asia-Pacific Sourcing: rising exhibitor numbers

  45Taiwan Hardware Show: more overseas buyers

• Garden distribution

• 48Green sector: seeking new markets for flowers and plants