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China

Capital: Beijing | Area: 9.6 mio km² |
Population (2021): 1 448.5 mio | GDP (2021): € 15 003 bn

Shanghai

The first China International Hardware Show in three years

The China International Hardware Show (CIHS) has returned after a three-year break due to the coronavirus. The 20th edition of the trade fair was held in Shanghai from 19 to 21 September. Together with the trade events …

Events27. September 2023

After cancellation in October

The CIHS in Shanghai is now to take place in December

There is a new date this year still for the China International Hardware Show 2021 (CIHS) which should have taken place last …

News18. October 2021

Pascal Coppens in the Global DIY-Network

China: above all, fast and agile

The high speed of the introduction of new technology and the agility of companies and people - that, above all, is how China managed to be the only…

News25. January 2021

Koelnmesse

CIHS cancelled for 2020 and moved to October again for 2021

The China International Hardware Show (CIHS) in Shanghai has been cancelled for 2020 and returns to its October date in …

News9. July 2020

Returning to the former site

The CIHS will be brought forward by two months to August

In future, the China International Hardware Show (CIHS) will take place two months earlier and is returning to its earlier …

News15. January 2020

Global Retail Development Index

“Expansion in growth markets attractive for trade”

"The faltering economy in home markets makes it attractive for the retail trade to invest in global growth markets." T…

News12. November 2019

China - DIY Industry

Untapped opportunities

China’s housing market is not developing as desired, and the country continues to have no do-it-yourself culture. Companies such as Alibaba and JD.com are …

Distribution23. September 2019

Largest e-commerce market

Chinese online traders are becoming global giants

Six megatrends which are boosting the development of Chinese companies as global trade giants have been identified by the …

News26. August 2019

Own brand of floorings

Leroy Merlin opens first Artens shop in Beijing

The French Groupe Adeo has opened the first Artens shop of its Leroy Merlin stores in China; Artens is the own brand of Leroy Merlin…

News26. June 2019

7th Global DIY Summit

China and Asia at the start of the second day

The second day of the 7th Global DIY Summit in Dublin started thematically with a focus on Asia and China. In this sense, Andreas …

News11. June 2019

Shanghai

CIHS remains on the new dates in the first half of October

The next China International Hardware Show (CIHS) in Shanghai will take place this year from 10 - 12 October. The …

News26. March 2019

Political reasons

CIHS in Shanghai will take place two weeks earlier than planned

The China International Hardware Show (CIHS) has been brought forward at short notice by almost two weeks and has …

News19. April 2018

Leroy Merlin

New store format in China

On 12 December Leroy Merlin China opened Decorating Company, a new small-format store, in a shopping centre in Kexing, five kilometres from Beijing, …

News20. December 2017

Shanghai

Ten per cent rise in visitors and lots of discussion at the CIHS

The China International Hardware Show (CIHS) has increased its number of visitors by around ten per cent. According…

News11. January 2017

CIHS

Internet Plus and hardware

China is relying on its own strategy in order to face the challenges of Industry 4.0 – a discussion point at CIHS

Events10. October 2016

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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