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Cooperate or die
"Innovate or die" is one theme of the 7th Global DIY Summit in Dublin in June. It doesn't sound a really original theme at first glance: ask anyone...View comment...
Housewares and deco - Kärcher
The most beautiful place on earth
The German manufacturer Kärcher wants to continue offering its customers products for making everyday life easier in 2019 ... View article...
DIY market
Generally positive
The DIY market in the EU has developed more steadily again in recent years. Only in the garden can weaknesses be seen ... View article...Regional reports
Nordic background
The German garden brand Gardena enjoys success in the Nordic countries thanks to its link with Swedish parent company Husqvarna
Also very well supplied with home improvement stores
Iceland is one of the richest countries in Europe. The sparsely populated volcanic island is also one of the front-runners in terms of the number of View article...
Concept instead of king-size
DIY International asked Minna Liuksiala, managing director of Rasi Ry, Finnish Hardware Association, for an assessment of the current situation on View article...
Undisputed market leader
The Kesko Group dominates the Finnish home improvement market. Countless domestic and foreign players are also operating in the market
In the far north
On the Norwegian DIY market, apart from a few native companies, some neighbours from Sweden, Denmark and Finland are also bustling around
Incentive to invest
On the basis of per-capita spending, the Norwegian private refurbishment market is the biggest in Europe. Industry expert Tor Ivar Riise analyses the View article...
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Leroy Merlin
Paris chic
Leroy Merlin’s fourth store in Paris is situated on the elegant Place de la Madeleine in the 8th Arrondissement de l‘Élysée, intra-muros View article...
Garden suppliers
Weber
No effect on European business
Weber’s EMEA boss Hans-Jürgen Herr on the American-European trade dispute, on unilateralist threats and on the question of whether the barbecue market is saturated View article...
Regional report
Belgium - Brussels
DIY stores for Brussels!
Belgium is divided into the two regions of Flanders and Wallonia, which both have a very different density of DIY stores. But clearly under-represented is the capital of Brussels View article...
6th Global DIY Summit 2018
Color Expert
COLOR EXPERT for painting tools
The Summit served as the ultimate venue for us to present our innovative painting tool solutions for future markets in DIY, DIFM (For Me) and DIWM (Wi View article...