News | 1 March in three federal states
BackThe first DIY stores are allowed to open again in Germany
In Germany, the first of 16 federal states have announced the re-opening of DIY stores: from next Monday, 1 March 2021, DIY stores in Bavaria (in the South of Germany), Schleswig-Holstein (North) and Saxony-Anhalt (East) are allowed to open to end consumers again. In several other federal states, garden centres have been open again for a few weeks; the DIY store operators there have now also opened their garden departments. Further federal states have announced the opening of garden centres from March. So far, lockdown in Germany is planned until 7 March.
- Lockdown extended German DIY stores remain closed until into March
- Until 10 January Germany’s DIY stores and garden centres to close
- Good sales, no queues Re-opening of DIY stores and garden centres in Austria
- Until mid-February German DIY stores and garden centres to stay closed for a further two weeks
- New lockdown DIY stores in Europe remain open
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