Baltic states

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Baltic states

Capital Estonia: Tallinn | Area: 45 000 km² |
Population (2021): 1.3 mio | GDP (2021): € 30.7 bn

Capital Latvia: Riga | Area: 65 000 km² |
Population (2021): 1.9 mio | GDP (2021): € 32.9 bn

Capital Lithuania: Vilnius | Area: 65 300 km² |
Population (2021): 2.8 mio | GDP (2021): € 55.4 bn

Eastern Europe - Estonia

From tree to garden cabin

The Estonian manufacturer Palmako is specialised in wood in the garden. With its own forests and factories, the parent company Lemeks has the entire production chain in its own hands

Garden6. August 2021

From Latvia

Depo DIY also expands in Estonia

The Latvian chain Depo DIY is now also expanding in Estonia. It is currently completing a location there in Tallinn. The online message service …

News10. July 2020

Moki-veži

Come, buy, get advice

New competitors are changing the DIY trade environment in Lithuania. The Lithuanian chain Moki-veži has reacted with a strategy which is based on profiling …

Distribution25. March 2019

Vilniaus Prekyba

Lithuanian Ermi Group acquires 100 per cent of Ermitažas

The Lithuanian Ermi Group has now acquired 100 per cent of the Ermitažas retail chain. The transaction constitutes a …

News2. January 2019

Merger with Ermitažas

Bauhof in Estonia sold to Lithuanian group Vilniaus Prekyba

The Estonian DIY store and building materials chain Bauhof has been sold. The Lithuanian trade company Vilniaus Prekyba …

News13. August 2018

Omnichannel

Kesko Senukai acquires the Baltic online retailer 1A Group

The Finish Kesko Corporation's joint venture in the Baltics, Kesko Senukai, has agreed to acquire 1A Group, one of the …

News30. July 2018

2017 and 2018

Latvian chain Depo DIY expands in Lithuania

The Latvian chain of DIY stores Depo DIY is embarking on further expansion into its southern neighbouring country Lithuania. It has …

News16. May 2017

Senukai

Kesko merges its operations in the Baltic

Kesko has now completed the centralisation of its Baltic building and home improvement trade, which was announced in autumn 2015, in …

News4. April 2016

Senukai

Kesko combines building and home improvement trade in the Baltic region

The Finnish Kesko Group is combining its activities in the building and home improvement trade in the three…

News6. November 2015

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Siam Global House and others

Asian DIY retailers on expansion mode

Thailand's Siam Global House, Indonesia's PT Caturkarda Depo Bangunan, Laos' Souvanny Home Center, …

Distribution3. April 2024

Tradebeyond

How digitalisation is enabling ethical supply chains

From improving efficiency and risk management to building customer loyalty, ethical supply chains …

Distribution28. March 2024

Hornbach

Only bad managers want clones on their team

The proportion of women on Hornbach's Supervisory Board and Board of Management is above average …

Distribution25. March 2024