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Talk to one another!
"Brands - and I'm talking of suppliers brands - will play an increasingly important role in the future." "In ten years at the latest, we...View comment...
Hardware and tools - Taiwan
Strong export nation
The Taiwanese hand tools industry placed emphasis on quality at the International Hardware Fair in Cologne, with the winners of the Taiwan Excellence Award... View article...
Obi
Good and bad companies
Customer, customer, customer: that’s how Obi’s current business strategy could be summarised. Sergio Giroldi demands that not only his company, but... View article...Regional reports
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 View article...
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 next View article...
What the figures tell us
The Spanish regions, the so-called ciudades autónomas, provide a pretty patchy picture of the country as a whole. This is also true of the presence View article...
Using floor space efficiently
Planning of the sales area and price management are two of the most important disciplines in retailing. How good are the Americans at these? DIY View article...
The Trumponomics and the home centres
What effect has US President Donald Trump’s politics had on business for home improvement stores in the USA? Either way – the industry’s prospects View article...
A growing threat
Competition is nothing new for hardware and home centre retailers. But in today’s marketplace, there is more of it and from even more types of View article...
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Statistics Home Improvement Europe
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Obi
Good and bad companies
Customer, customer, customer: that’s how Obi’s current business strategy could be summarised. Sergio Giroldi demands that not only his company, but also the industry as a whole, take a radical rethink because of the competition from Internet portals View article...
Garden suppliers
Char-Broil
Nordic focus country
Thorsten Schwenecke, Brand Marketing Manager Europe at Char-Broil, explains why Denmark is so important for the grill provider View article...
Regional report
Italy - Do-It-For-Me
DIY and DIFM hand in hand
The Italians are not particularly keen Do-It-Yourselfers, as determined by the market research company Euromonitor International. However, the Do-It-For-Me-Trend will propel the home improvement market forward View article...
Events
International Hardware Fair
The fair is digitalised
The International Hardware Fair is almost fully booked. But Amazon and Co. are characterising events at the Cologne trade fair more and more View article...