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Do you remember?
Do you remember? There was a time once when we didn't talk about seven-day incidence rates, infection rates, mandatory mask-wearing and the matter of...View comment...Regional reports
Finns in a DIY boom
The Finnish building and home improvement trade segment grew by 4.8 per cent in 2020. Best performing category was lawn and garden achieving a plus View article...
Preferring to stay amongst themselves
The home improvement industry in the five Nordic countries Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland are strongly interconnected with each other View article...
Know-how for the entire value chain
When it comes to locking systems for parquet, laminate and resilient flooring, major global flooring brand manufacturers count on Välinge View article...
"We are still a hard discounter"
The Swedish Byggmax Group is committed to the discount principle also with its new concept 3.0, which is based on the idea of the specialist store: View article...
Expansive trading group
The Latin American market leader Sodimac from the trade company Falabella and the Cencosud Group are shaping Latin America’s home improvement View article...
An opportunity to think about the future
Due to the pandemic, the home has acquired new importance, a trend that will continue, expects the management at Sodimac, the home improvement market View article...
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Distribution
DemandTec
A pricing reboot
Niranjan Chandrasekaran from DemandTec explains how machine learning science can recharge retailers’ pricing View article...
Suppliers
Bosch and Gardena
Another battery alliance
Instigated by Bosch and Gardena, another cross-vendor battery system, the Power for All Alliance, has appeared on the scene. It has been deemed a good move by the competition View article...
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Italy - Traditional hardware stores
Hardware stores, a public service
In Italy, where traditional distribution represents 65 to 70 per cent of the hardware and DIY market, the lockdown has helped to confirm the fundamental role of the hardware stores, defined by the Government as a "public service". That could give the entire traditional sector a boost View article...
Events
Taitra
Taiwan at its best
The Taiwanese trade promotion organisation Taitra offered domestic companies the opportunity of presenting themselves and their products in several web formats. Four speakers from the industry were invited to the Building Material and Fastener Webinar & Online Business Matching Event View article...