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Goodbye, hello
I have been commenting here on events in the international home improvement industry for the last eleven years. My predecessors had been doing this since...View comment...Distribution
AI generates results
DIY retailers are seeing measurable benefits from data science-based pricing solutions. Niranjan Chandrasekaran from DemandTec explain how it works View article...
Back on expansion mode
Bruneian home improvement retail chain Good Home is preparing the opening of its third store, its first one that is not located in a mall. Meanwhile, View article...
Still growing in Brunei
Although the country’s home improvement loans hit multiyear lows, retailers are optimistic. The DIY concept will increase rapidly after the pandemic, View article...
Everything stays different
After 32 years, the trade journal DIY International will no longer be released as print edition in future. Instead, it will be an exclusively online View article...
Mall, small, standalone
Reacting on shifting consumer behaviour, Malaysian home improvement retail market leader Mr. DIY is adjusting its store format strategy. Standalone View article...
An icon in the industry
US industry expert Bob Vereen has passed away at the age of 96. For three decades, he reported regularly on the home improvement market in the USA View article...
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DemandTec
AI generates results
DIY retailers are seeing measurable benefits from data science-based pricing solutions. Niranjan Chandrasekaran from DemandTec explain how it works and gives some examples View article...
Suppliers
Eastern Europe - Poland
The Polish DIY market is growing
The pandemic has changed the business environment for the home improvement industry in Poland, and retailers have reacted. Juliusz Pakuński from Dachser writes about the challenges for manufacturers, traders and logistics companies View article...
Regional report
Eastern Europe - Romania
Another giant for Romania
In Cluj-Napoca, the second largest city in the country, Hornbach has opened its eighth Romanian location. A number nine is already being planned View article...
Events
Christmasworld, Paperworld, Creativeworld
Physical fair trio
Christmasworld, Paperworld and Creativeworld will provide the consumer goods sector with the long-awaited physical trade fair experience in 2022. Additional digital formats will also ensure international reach during the year View article...