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Switzerland

Capital: Bern | Area: 41.300 km² | 
Population (2024): 8.962 mio | GDP (2024): € 865.69 bn

Lena Steiner is the new Country Manager of Obi Switzerland
DIY InternationalMoving from Migros
Lena Steiner is the new Country Manager of Obi Switzerland

Lena Steiner (39) is the new Country Manager of Obi Switzerland. She will take over the management of the Swiss national organisation on 1 October 2025 and will report to Mike Sgundek, Managing Director of Obi Austria …

Distribution4. September 2025
Swiss DIY stores up 4.8 per cent in the second quarter
DIY InternationalUp 1.6 per cent in the first half
Swiss DIY stores up 4.8 per cent in the second quarter

DIY stores in Switzerland reported clear sales growth in the second quarter and were thus able to close the first half of the…

Distribution29. July 2025
Swiss DIY sales fall for the third year in a row
DIY InternationalDown 3.9 per cent
Swiss DIY sales fall for the third year in a row

DIY retail in Switzerland shrank for the third year in a row in 2024. The sector's turnover fell by 3.9 per cent, resulting in a …

Distribution26. March 2025
End for Do it + Garden in Switzerland
DIY InternationalMigros finds no buyer
End for Do it + Garden in Switzerland

The Swiss home improvement chain Do it + Garden will not continue. The retail group Migros has found no buyer. The cooperative explains the …

Distribution27. February 2025
Jumbo records 4.2 per cent drop in sales
DIY InternationalSwiss market leader
Jumbo records 4.2 per cent drop in sales

Last year, Jumbo, the Swiss DIY market leader, generated net sales of CHF 1.073 bn (EUR 1.139 bn). Compared to 2023, this is a decline of 4…

Distribution25. February 2025
Second quarter drags down Swiss DIY store sales
DIY InternationalFirst half in the red
Second quarter drags down Swiss DIY store sales

Swiss DIY stores recorded a massive drop in sales in the second quarter compared to the same period of the previous year. At CHF 1.0…

Distribution15. August 2024
Do it + Garden to be sold
Swiss Migros Gruppe
Do it + Garden to be sold

The Swiss co-operative group Migros wants to sell its DIY store sales line Do it + Garden. The company had already announced a review of the business …

Distribution20. June 2024
Coop DIY division down 7.1 per cent on previous year
Jumbo in Switzerland
Coop DIY division down 7.1 per cent on previous year

The DIY division of the Swiss retail group Coop fell of the previous year's sales in 2023. The Coop DIY stores operating under …

News15. February 2024
Turnover at Landi shops down by 3.8 per cent in 2023
Swiss cooperative group
Turnover at Landi shops down by 3.8 per cent in 2023

Turnover at the 270 Landi shops in Switzerland fell by 3.8 per cent to CHF 1.470 bn (EUR 1.558 bn) in 2023 compared to the …

Distribution14. February 2024
Do it + Garden positions itself as a "specialist store for homemade joie de vivre"
Migros in Switzerland 
Do it + Garden positions itself as a "specialist store for homemade joie de vivre"

The Swiss DIY chain Do it + Garden, which is part of the Migros retail group, has reopened one of…

Distribution30. January 2024
Swiss DIY trade significantly down in 2022 compared with strong previous years
Almost all product ranges decline
Swiss DIY trade significantly down in 2022 compared with strong previous years

In Switzerland, DIY stores generated total sales of CHF 3.72 bn (EUR 3.73 bn) in 2022. This was 5.2 …

Distribution27. March 2023
Coop's DIY sales to grow by 27 per cent in 2022
Jumbo
Coop's DIY sales to grow by 27 per cent in 2022

The Swiss retail group Coop achieved net sales of CHF 1.206 bn (EUR 1.222 bn) with its Jumbo DIY division last year. This is an …

Distribution17. February 2023
Landi store sales down by 1.2 per cent in 2022
Switzerland
Landi store sales down by 1.2 per cent in 2022

Sales at the 270 Landi stores in Switzerland fell by 1.2 per cent year-on-year to CHF1.528 bn (EUR 1.535 bn) in 2022. Commenting on …

Distribution8. February 2023
Migros speciality stores down 6.7 per cent
Switzerland
Migros speciality stores down 6.7 per cent

The speciality stores of the Swiss Migros Group, including the Obi and Do it + Garden brands, experienced subdued consumer demand in 2022…

Distribution17. January 2023
Online shop of Coop Bau + Hobby now under the Jumbo brand
Switzerland
Online shop of Coop Bau + Hobby now under the Jumbo brand

The online shop of the Swiss DIY chain Coop Bau + Hobby has now switched to the Jumbo brand. Last year, Coop took over the…

Distribution13. September 2022
The Swiss DIY and garden market shrank by 8.9 per cent in the first half of 2022
BHB Trade Association
The Swiss DIY and garden market shrank by 8.9 per cent in the first half of 2022

In Switzerland, sales of specialist DIY and garden stores fell by minus 8.9 per cent to 1.96 bn …

Distribution12. August 2022
Swiss DIY stores close 2021 up 5.8 per cent
Large fluctuations in the year
Swiss DIY stores close 2021 up 5.8 per cent

In Switzerland, DIY store sales increased by 5.8 per cent to CHF 3.92 bn (EUR 3.91 bn) in 2021. This was reported by the German DIY …

Distribution8. March 2022
Coop in Switzerland becomes a member of the Arena purchasing cooperative
Following the Jumbo acquisition
Coop in Switzerland becomes a member of the Arena purchasing cooperative

Following the takeover of the DIY store chain Jumbo, the Swiss Coop group becomes a member of the …

Distribution22. February 2022
Switzerland: Coop's DIY sales up 36.6 per cent in 2021
Coop Bau + Hobby and Jumbo
Switzerland: Coop's DIY sales up 36.6 per cent in 2021

The Swiss retail group Coop increased its DIY sales by 36.6 per cent last year. Its two store chains Coop Bau + Hobby and …

Distribution16. February 2022
From January to September, 9 per cent more sales in Switzerland
BHB figures
From January to September, 9 per cent more sales in Switzerland

DIY stores in Switzerland increased their sales by 9.0 per cent in the first three months compared to the same …

News15. December 2021
Coop reflags Bau + Hobby as Jumbo
Switzerland
Coop reflags Bau + Hobby as Jumbo

The Swiss DIY market leader Coop Bau + Hobby is surrendering its brand in favour of Jumbo. The Jumbo and Bau + Hobby brands are to be combined and…

News31. August 2021
Swiss DIY stores increase sales by 18 per cent
First half of 2021
Swiss DIY stores increase sales by 18 per cent

In Switzerland, DIY stores ended the first half of 2021 with sales growth of 17.9 per cent to CHF 2.15 bn (EUR 2.00 bn). In the first…

News18. August 2021
Cartel authorities have no concerns over Jumbo sale
Coop can go ahead with takeover
Cartel authorities have no concerns over Jumbo sale

The Swiss Federal Competition Commission (Weko), the Swiss counterpart of the German Cartel Office, sees no reason to …

News11. August 2021
Strong growth for the Swiss DIY and garden stores
10.2 per cent in 2020
Strong growth for the Swiss DIY and garden stores

The exceptional boom caused by the pandemic ensured unusually strong growth for the Swiss DIY and garden stores. Overall, the DIY …

News28. April 2021
Market leader Coop takes over Jumbo
Switzerland
Market leader Coop takes over Jumbo

In Switzerland, the Coop trading group is taking over the DIY store chain Jumbo from Maus Frères SA. Approval from the cartel authorities is …

News6. April 2021
Coop Bau + Hobby grew by 10 per cent in 2020
Swiss market leader
Coop Bau + Hobby grew by 10 per cent in 2020

The Swiss market leader in DIY, Coop Bau + Hobby, increased its sales by 10.1 per cent to CHF 694 mio (EUR 642 mio) in 2020. In doing s…

News17. February 2021
Landi’s net earnings up by 5.5 per cent
Swiss cooperative society
Landi’s net earnings up by 5.5 per cent

The 270 Landi stores in Switzerland grew their sales in 2020 by 5.5 per cent over the previous year to CHF 1.472 bn (EUR 1.361 bn). The …

News4. February 2021
DIY stores and garden centres remain open in Switzerland
Exempt from tougher lockdown
DIY stores and garden centres remain open in Switzerland

DIY stores and garden centres in Switzerland remain open despite the tightening of the national lockdown in the country. …

News18. January 2021
Coop Bau + Hobby reports striking growth
Switzerland
Coop Bau + Hobby reports striking growth

A "striking sales growth" has been reported by the Swiss retail group Coop for its DIY sales channel Coop Bau + Hobby, however …

News11. January 2021
Strong quarter for the Swiss DIY trade
Up 15.8 per cent
Strong quarter for the Swiss DIY trade

Swiss DIY stores grew in the third quarter compared to the same period last year by 15.8 per cent to sales of around CHF 940 mio (EUR 870 …

News25. November 2020
Swiss DIY stores grow in double-digit figures
Second quarter
Swiss DIY stores grow in double-digit figures

In the DIY trade in Switzerland, the positive swings of the sales curve in the first half of the year were somewhat less drastic than …

News20. August 2020
Waiting times in front of the reopening Swiss DIY stores
“Garden, garden, garden”
Waiting times in front of the reopening Swiss DIY stores

The opening of the DIY stores in Switzerland on Monday this week, 27 April, led to great interest from customers at many …

News29. April 2020
Swiss DIY stores and garden centres to reopen from 27 April
Decision of the Federal Council
Swiss DIY stores and garden centres to reopen from 27 April

DIY stores, garden centres, flower shops and plant nurseries will be permitted to reopen in Switzerland from next Monday…

News20. April 2020
The situation in Switzerland and in Austria
DIY stores and garden centres
The situation in Switzerland and in Austria

DIY stores and garden centres are now also closed in Switzerland. As from yesterday, the Swiss Federal Council has ordered the closure …

News18. March 2020
Sales by Swiss DIY stores stagnate in 2019
3.37 billion francs
Sales by Swiss DIY stores stagnate in 2019

The DIY store industry in Switzerland did not achieve any growth rates in 2019. Industry sales remained unchanged at CHF 3.37 bn (+0.0 …

News5. March 2020
Coop Bau + Hobby maintains stable sales despite one store less
Up 0.2 per cent
Coop Bau + Hobby maintains stable sales despite one store less

The Swiss DIY store chain Coop Bau + Hobby made sales of CHF 630 mio (EUR 592 mio) in 2019; which is practically the …

News19. February 2020
Almost three per cent plus for the Swiss DIY stores
January to June
Almost three per cent plus for the Swiss DIY stores

The DIY stores in Switzerland made sales of EUR 1.56 bn in the first six months of the current year. This is an increase of 2.9 …

News4. September 2019
Swiss home improvement chain Jumbo becomes a shareholder in Hagebau
On 1 July 2019
Swiss home improvement chain Jumbo becomes a shareholder in Hagebau

Jumbo, the Swiss chain of DIY stores, is joining forces with Hagebau. With effect from 1 July 2019 the D…

News21. June 2019
Swiss home improvement sector grows by nearly two per cent
Fiscal 2018
Swiss home improvement sector grows by nearly two per cent

DIY retail companies in Switzerland experienced sales growth of 1.9 per cent in the 2018 financial year. Total gross …

News18. March 2019
Coop Bau + Hobby ends 2018 with modest growth
Up 0.64 per cent
Coop Bau + Hobby ends 2018 with modest growth

Sales at the Swiss home improvement chain Coop Bau + Hobby increased by 0.64 per cent last year, resulting in net earnings of CHF 629 …

News21. February 2019
Migros specialist store division grows by one per cent
Switzerland
Migros specialist store division grows by one per cent

Last year the Swiss Migros group increased sales by 1.0 per cent on a like-for-like basis in its specialist stores division, …

News30. January 2019
Jérôme Gilg switches from Jumbo to Manor within the Maus Frères group
Switzerland
Jérôme Gilg switches from Jumbo to Manor within the Maus Frères group

Jérôme Gilg, CEO of the Swiss DIY chain Jumbo since 2010, has today switched to the CEO position at the …

News18. January 2019
Coop retail sales up two per cent
Switzerland
Coop retail sales up two per cent

The 2018 sales of Swiss retail group Coop grew by 5.0 per cent to CHF 30.7 bn. This increase was fuelled primarily by the wholesale and production…

News7. January 2019
First Obi standalone in Switzerland
DIY InternationalSwitzerland - Obi
First Obi standalone in Switzerland

Migros Schweiz intends to increase its DIY store presence in medium-sized cities in the country

Distribution27. November 2018
Seven is the magic number
DIY InternationalSwitzerland - Hornbach
Seven is the magic number

Patience is a virtue for retailers wanting to develop new stores in Switzerland. It has taken Hornbach over ten years to get its store in the Zurich …

Distribution27. November 2018
Online is offline, and offline is online
DIY InternationalSwitzerland - Jumbo
Online is offline, and offline is online

Since March, the online shop of the DIY store chain Jumbo has been up and running. Chief Executive Officer Jerome Gilg explains the …

Distribution27. November 2018
In actual fact the conditions are good
DIY InternationalSwitzerland - DIY Trade
In actual fact the conditions are good

And yet still no paradise for DIY trade: in Switzerland, the retail trade has got its own problems. However a DIY store would still fit in a …

Distribution27. November 2018
Migros undergoes transformation and cuts back on jobs
Online competition
Migros undergoes transformation and cuts back on jobs

The Swiss retail group Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund (MGB) is simplifying its organisation and internal processes in the central…

News2. July 2018
Hornbach now with seven stores in Switzerland
Expansion
Hornbach now with seven stores in Switzerland

The German DIY store chain Hornbach has now opened its seventh store in Switzerland. The location in Affoltern am Albis covers Greater…

News30. April 2018
Swiss DIY stores achieve an increase of 0.5 per cent
BHB figures 2017
Swiss DIY stores achieve an increase of 0.5 per cent

Companies in the DIY trade in Switzerland made total gross sales of CHF 2.33 bn in financial year 2017. That is a growth of 0.…

News8. March 2018
Coop Bau + Hobby manages a sales increase again
Figures 2017
Coop Bau + Hobby manages a sales increase again

Coop Bau + Hobby can record an increase in sales again for 2017. The DIY store sales channel of the Swiss trading group Coop made …

News21. February 2018
DIY sector in Switzerland stagnates
2016
DIY sector in Switzerland stagnates

DIY retailing in Switzerland declined by 0.3 per cent to CHF 2.31 bn in 2016, following a sales downturn of 1.5 per cent in the previous year. …

News14. March 2017
Bauhaus opens online shop in Switzerland
Since December
Bauhaus opens online shop in Switzerland

At the start of December the German DIY store operator Bauhaus opened an online shop for the Swiss market. The business blog carpathia.ch …

News22. December 2016
Pioneer at 1 000 Meters
DIY InternationalJumbo
Pioneer at 1 000 Meters

It all began 25 years ago in La Chaux-de-Fonds in the Swiss Jura region when Jumbo opened the first DIY store. Now 25 years later, it is here that the …

Distribution1. August 2015
International perspective has never been so easy!
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Home Improvement Report Retail Worldwide 2024

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