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Portugal|Spain

Capital Portugal: Lisbon | Area: 92.200 km² |
Population (2024): 10.671 mio | GDP (2024): € 285.49 bn

Capital Spain: Madrid | Area: 506.000 km² |
Population (2024): 49.078 mio | GDP (2024): € 1 590.96 bn

Store tour for the Global DIY Summit

DIY stores, pro formats and a green accent in Lisbon

A store tour with five stops in the greater Lisbon area kicked off the 11th Global DIY Summit in the Portuguese capital today. The participants were clearly impressed by the latest addition to the tour programme: …

Distribution11. June 2025

Mainly due to DIY retail

Spanish manufacturers' sales grow in the first quarter

Spanish manufacturers of DIY products increased their sales in the first quarter, mainly thanks to double-digit growth in …

Distribution20. May 2025

Flood disaster

Support and solidarity in the Spanish hardware and DIY sector

The flood disaster in south-eastern Spain and particularly in the Valencia region has also had a severe impact on the …

Distribution4. November 2024

AFEB figures for the third quarter

Spanish manufacturers achieve double-digit sales growth

Spanish manufacturers in the DIY and garden market have significantly increased their sales in the third quarter. Their …

Distribution29. October 2024

Twelfth location in Spain

Bauhaus opens third branch in Madrid

The German DIY store operator Bauhaus has opened its third location in Madrid. The new store is located in Leganés, in the southern part of the…

Distribution26. April 2024

Manufacturers' total turnover declines

Spanish suppliers' DIY business shows a slight uptick

Spanish manufacturers in the DIY and hardware segment who are members of the industry association Afeb closed 2023 with a 2.2…

Suppliers2. February 2024

AFEB

Spain could avoid recession in construction

In Spain, it is expected that the crisis in the construction sector prevailing in many European countries will not affect the country. …

Suppliers20. October 2023

Prices mostly stable

Spanish manufacturers expect growth this year

The vast majority of Spanish manufacturers of DIY products expect to close 2023 with year-on-year sales growth. Almost four-fifths of …

Suppliers12. October 2023

AFEB statistics

Spanish manufacturers increase turnover with DIY stores

In the second quarter of this year, Spanish DIY manufacturers turned over 2.36 per cent less than in the same period last …

Suppliers27. July 2023

AFEB survey

Spanish DIY manufacturers expect growth in 2023

Spanish manufacturers of DIY products are optimistic about the year 2023, at least that is how a survey by their association AFEB …

Distribution31. May 2023

Spanish manufacturers' association

Spanish exports of hardware and do-it-yourself products increased by 18 per cent in 2022

Spanish companies in the hardware and do-it-yourself sector exported goods worth a total of…

Suppliers12. April 2023

DIY chains better than traditional retailers

Spanish manufacturers see out 2022 with double-digit growth

Spanish manufacturers of hardware and DIY products ended 2022 with a year-on-year increase in sales of 10.6 per cent. …

Suppliers7. March 2023

Continued cooperation with Coferdroza

Spanish shareholder Coarco leaves Hagebau

German cooperative Hagebau and Spanish hardware cooperative Coarco terminated their cooperation as of 31 January 2023. Hagebau …

Distribution8. February 2023

Spain and Portugal

Adeo distribution channel Obramat continues to expand

The Spanish building materials distribution chain Obramat, part of the French Adeo Group, has announced its further expansion…

Distribution4. January 2023

Third in Europe

Leroy Merlin opens another online marketplace in Spain

The Spanish subsidiary of Leroy Merlin has expanded its online shop into an online marketplace. After France and Italy, Leroy…

Distribution28. December 2022

Amazon faces competition in Europe

Alibaba brings the Miravia marketplace to Spain

The Chinese online giant Alibaba has launched an online marketplace in Spain under the name Miravia. A separate hardware and DIY …

Distribution14. December 2022

AFEB survey

Majority of Spanish manufacturers expect sales growth in 2022

The current situation of Spanish manufacturers of hardware and do-it-yourself products is not entirely clear. Only …

Distribution22. November 2022

Opening in Spain

Leroy Merlin showroom for doors, windows and wardrobes

In the Spanish city of Gijón, the French chain Leroy Merlin has opened a small-scale showroom with a new concept. On 100 m², …

Distribution17. October 2022

Second quarter

Spanish manufacturers turn over 5 per cent less with DIY trade

The Spanish manufacturers of DIY products turned over 0.35 per cent more in the second quarter than in the same …

Distribution1. August 2022

Pet food and accessories

Bauhaus Spain launches pet range

Bauhaus Spain has introduced a pet range, with the focus initially on the dog and cat segment. Pet food and accessories such as hygiene products, …

Distribution26. July 2022

Openings in April and May

Mr. DIY with nine stores in Turkey and eight in Spain

Malaysian home improvement retailer Mr. DIY has grown its footprint in Turkey and Spain, where it opened three outlets each …

Distribution25. May 2022

DIY stores below average

Spanish manufacturers increase quarterly sales by 5 per cent

Spanish manufacturers in the DIY and hardware sector have closed the first quarter of 2022 with a 5.18 per cent …

Suppliers27. April 2022

Up 25 per cent compared with 2019

Spanish manufacturers increase turnover by 20 per cent in 2021

Spanish manufacturers in the home improvement sector achieved 20 per cent more sales last year than in 2020 and 25 …

Suppliers18. February 2022

Now in Madrid

Mr. DIY is already opening its second location in Spain

Shortly after entering the Spanish market, the Malaysian retail chain Mr. DIY will open its second location in the country …

Distribution4. February 2022

First venture into Europe

Mr. DIY to open in Spain at the end of January

Malaysian chain Mr. DIY expects to open its first store in Spain, and thus its first in Europe, at the end of January. The store is …

News18. January 2022

Malaysian retail chain

Mr. DIY gains EU foothold with Spain opening

Malaysian home improvement retailer Mr. DIY is set to venture into the European Union with its entry into Spain, marking a milestone …

News16. December 2021

Spanish manufacturers debate solution approaches

Problems in the pricing of e-commerce logistics

The Spanish association of DIY and hardware manufacturers (AFEB) invited its members to discuss the topic of logistics in various …

News3. December 2021

Third quarter

DIY sales in Spain remain in double-digit figures over 2019

The Spanish trade in DIY products made 2.8 per cent less sales than in the same period last year in the third quarter. …

News16. November 2021

Plus 22 per cent compared with 2019

Spanish manufacturers significantly increase sales in the third quarter

Spanish manufacturers in the home improvement sector increased their sales in the third quarter by 5.30 per …

News9. November 2021

2020 in lockdown

Spanish DIY retail sales increase by 71 per cent in the second quarter

Hardware and DIY retailers in Spain increased their sales by 59.8 per cent in the second quarter of the year …

News22. July 2021

Garden furniture and BBQ

Leroy Merlin opens a Naterial showroom on Mallorca

In its store in Palma de Mallorca, the French home improvement chain Leroy Merlin has opened a showroom for garden furniture and …

News8. June 2021

AFEB

Spanish manufacturers complain of bottlenecks and penalties

Also Spanish manufacturers in the DIY and garden industry are confronted with contractual penalties because their raw …

News21. May 2021

Spain

El Corte Inglés closes its last Bricor store

The Spanish trade company El Corte Inglés is closing the last large-scale Bricor store. The location is situated in Cádiz. That is …

News7. April 2021

AFEB

Optimistic Spanish manufacturers are growing

The vast majority of hardware and DIY manufacturers in Spain started 2021 with sales growth, according to 85 per cent of the members of…

News30. March 2021

Sales in distance selling tripled

Leroy Merlin España can maintain its 2020 sales

Leroy Merlin España has practically maintained its sales in the year 2020 with a volume of EUR 2.650 bn (2019: EUR 2.653 bn). …

News22. March 2021

Spanish manufacturers

Production increasingly being relocated from China

Against the background of its experience of 2020, the Spanish DIY sector is seeing elements of production being relocated from …

News19. March 2021

AFEB

Spanish manufacturers expecting higher sales in 2021

Spanish manufacturers in the hardware and home improvement sector are looking to 2021 with optimism, according to the findings …

News1. March 2021

Race to catch up in second half of the year

DIY trade in Spain loses only one per cent in sales in 2020

The Spanish DIY trade completed the year 2020 with a decline in sales of 1.06 per cent. This means that the declines of …

News29. January 2021

Madrid affected

Snowstorm forces several DIY stores in Spain to close

Due to snowstorm Filomena, which has brought snow and cold weather to major parts of Spain, several DIY stores have also had …

News12. January 2021

Essential retailers

Spanish associations appeal to regional governments

The Spanish manufacturer and trade associations in the DIY sector, AFEB and ADFB, have appealed to 16 of the 17 autonomous …

News13. November 2020

Third quarter

Spanish market recovers further with 19 per cent sales increase

The quarterly statistics of the Spanish industry association AECOC have updated the recovery trend in Spain's DIY …

News20. October 2020

Spain and Portugal

Brico Dépôt Iberia launches scan and go app

Brico Dépôt Iberia has launched a scan and go app for its customers in Spain and Portugal. Called "Brico and Go", the app can …

News15. October 2020

Portugal

Leroy Merlin and Akí move closer to merging

Leroy Merlin and Akí have taken another step closer to merging into one brand in Portugal. As the company has announced, online …

News11. August 2020

AFEB

Triple-digit growth in online retailing in Spain

During the Covid-19 crisis in Spain, online retailing in the DIY sector has witnessed growth rates of 300 to 400 per cent. …

News13. July 2020

Spain - AECOC

A promising reopening

Spanish DIY retailers have been hit hard by the crisis. The fact that they quickly switched to e-commerce and have been registering high demand since May …

Distribution26. June 2020

Reviewed decision

Kingfisher now to remain in Spain and Portugal

Kingfisher has reversed its decision from November 2018 to leave Spain and Portugal. The full year results of financial year …

News24. June 2020

Only 3 per cent down

Spanish DIY retailing makes up huge ground in May

Sales in the Spanish DIY and hardware trade were down by "only" 2.96 per cent in May as compared with May 2019. In a …

News17. June 2020

ManoMano

Online orders accelerating in Spain

ManoMano has recorded 50 per cent more transactions in Spain due to the coronavirus crisis, with sales up as much as 65 per cent in the DIY …

News19. May 2020

Closed stores

Spanish DIY market loses 9 per cent in first quarter

The Spanish DIY distribution segment collapsed by 9.26 per cent in the first quarter compared to the same period last year. It …

News15. May 2020

Association AFEB

Sales by Spanish manufacturers collapse by 22 per cent

Sales by the Spanish DIY and hardware manufacturers collapsed in March by 21.88 per cent compared to the same month last year…

News14. May 2020

Criticism from the DIY industry

Supermarkets in Spain are allowed to sell DIY and garden products

In several regions in Spain, supermarkets and large-scale consumer stores have been allowed to open again since 11…

News14. May 2020

“The home’s pharmacy”

Opening of DIY and hardware stores in Spain demanded

In Spain, demands are getting louder for large-scale home improvement centres, hardware stores and building materials suppliers…

News7. May 2020

AFEB

Short-time work for most Spanish manufacturers

Nearly three quarters of Spanish manufacturers in the DIY and hardware sectors are on short time in their plants. According to the …

News22. April 2020

Standstill

Spanish DIY stores announce short-time work

In Spain, three DIY store chains have announced different degrees of short-time work. The start was made by Brico Dépôt as early as 20 …

News30. March 2020

AFEB association

Spanish manufacturers strongly affected by the crisis

The majority of manufacturing companies in the Spanish DIY industry consider the support measures taken by the Spanish …

News30. March 2020

Groupe Adeo

Leroy Merlin España grows by 25 per cent thanks to Akí

Leroy Merlin España made sales to the amount of EUR 2.653 bn in the year 2019. That is a growth of 24.6 per cent, however …

News21. February 2020

The year 2019

More closures than openings in Spain

In Spain there were more closures than new openings of DIY stores in the past year. Under the heading "A thankless year for the DIY …

News7. February 2020

First half of 2019

Plus for the DIY and hardware trade in Spain

The DIY store and hardware trade in Spain grew by 5.09 per cent in the second quarter of 2019. An increase of this high amount is owed…

News25. September 2019

Portugal

Green Portugal

The garden retailer Horto do Campo Grande and plant producer Planta Livre are symbolic of the dynamism in Portugal’s garden business

Garden23. September 2019

New concepts - Leroy Merlin

What a show

Leroy Merlin tests its showroom concept in Portugal. It is based on brands, inspiration and, above all, on full, competent advice

Distribution23. September 2019

AFEB

Two per cent growth forecast for Spain in 2019

The Spanish hardware and DIY market will grow by 2.1 per cent in 2019. This forecast was presented by the Comité de Economía of the …

News10. July 2019

Garden, climate, decoration

Spanish Bauhaus branch only during the summer

The German DIY store operator Bauhaus has opened a branch in Girona (Spain) which is focussed on garden product ranges and is only …

News9. May 2019

Auctioning of stores

The Spanish chain Bricoking is insolvent

The Spanish chain of DIY stores Bricoking has filed for bankruptcy. There will be a second attempt to auction the seven stores which the …

News28. February 2019

First foot planted on foreign soil

Bricofer of Italy acquires Bricorama’s Spanish stores

The Italian DIY store operator Bricofer is taking over the Bricorama stores in Spain. The news was reported by the industry …

News28. December 2018

Albert Aranda

Brico Dépôt Spain and Portugal loses its boss

Albert Aranda, head ("director de operaciones") of Brico Dépôt Spain and Portugal, has left the company, according to the …

News10. December 2018

Les Mousquetaires

Bricorama closes its stores in Spain

The French DIY store chain Bricorama is withdrawing from Spain. That is according to reports from the French and Spanish industry services LSA …

News9. October 2018

Click & Collect too

Bauhaus Spain now with online shop

Bauhaus Spain now has an online shop too. The offer at www.bauhaus.es is divided into 15 product groups. According to the industry service …

News19. June 2018

Figures

The Spanish regions

At the end of 2017 there were 317 DIY stores in Spain. The figures of DIY International's latest regional report Spain available for download

Distribution18. April 2018

Spain - Home improvement market

The popularisation of do-it-yourself

Euromonitor International analyses the Spanish home improvement market for DIY International. One thing is clear: growth will continue into the…

Distribution12. April 2018

October 2018

New Flower & Garden Attraction trade show in Spain

A new garden trade show is set to launch in Spain this year. The Flower & Garden Attraction show is to be established as an …

News28. March 2018

Up 7.3 per cent

Leroy Merlin España gets record sales and takes to the city centre

Leroy Merlin España has brought in record sales for the fifth year in a row. In the past year, the subsidiary of …

News22. March 2018

1 000 m² floor space

Leroy Merlin Spain plans its DIY store project

In Spain, Leroy Merlin is planning the opening of its first small-spaced DIY store, which is aimed at customer projects. A store with…

News10. February 2017

Second Quarter

Leading Spanish DIY chains gain 7.5 per cent.

More signs of growth from the Spanish DIY market. Thus, the DIY store chains who are united in the ADFB trade association, Leroy Merli…

News27. July 2016

ADFB

Spanish DIY stores’ revenue increases by seven per cent

The DIY stores in Spain increased their like-for-like sales by seven per cent last year. This was announced by the ADFB …

News10. February 2016

Hagebau

Expansion into Spain

The German cooperative Hagebau now has two Spanish retail groups on board as partners

Distribution1. April 2015

Eurobrico

Everything now

Eurobrico in Valencia, Spain at the beginning of October, will cover not only DIY and hardware but also decoration, gardening and renovation.

Events17. July 2014

Bosch

Holding steady worldwide

Bosch is in every respect satisfied with market developments in 2013. The DIY sector made positive progress, while the supplier of e-tools was also able to…

Suppliers10. April 2014

Portugal - Aquatlantis

Aquariums from the country on the Atlantic

Portuguese supplier Aquatlantis has a wealth of experience in aquatics gained over several decades. The company’s products are exported …

Suppliers10. April 2014

Spain - Izar

CSR prize goes to Spain

Izar, a northern Spanish producer of cutting tools, is a recipient of the 2014 Eisen CSR Award

Suppliers10. April 2014

Spain - ADFB

More DIY, but not more sales

Fernando Colorado Terol, managing director of the ADFB, a Spanish DIY retailer association, reports on the current situation. Consumers are tackling …

Distribution10. April 2014

Spain - Dachser

Leaping over the Pyrenees

The logistics expert Dachser is working with two Spanish subsidiaries, Azkar and Dachser Spain Air & Sea Logistics, both nationally and in managing …

Suppliers10. April 2014

Spain and Portugal - AFEB

“The crisis has made us stronger”

César Navarro, managing director of Cintacor and chairman of AFEB, a Spanish manufacturers’ association, on the current situation in the industry

Suppliers10. April 2014

Spain and Portugal - Euromonitor International

Increasing popularity of DIY

Cruz Del Barrio, head of home and garden research at Euro-monitor International, a market research company, analyses the Spanish and Portuguese market …

Distribution10. April 2014