Sodimac narrowly maintains half-year sales in Chile
The Chilean retail group Falabella increased sales in the home improvement segment by 0.7 per cent in the Chilean domestic market in the first half of the year. It reported a sales volume of CLP 583 bn (EUR 569 mio). …
Garden and plumbing problematic
Dutch DIY market grows only modestly
The Dutch DIY market grew by 1.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2024. This is according to GfK's Total Store Report, as reported by the trade…
Canada
Sylvain Girard is Rona’s new CFO
Canadian home improvement cooperative Rona is announcing the appointment of Sylvain Girard as Chief Financial Officer as of 30 September 2024. …
Launched in Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia
Obi app also coming to foreign markets
The German DIY retail group Obi has started to make its digital platform and app ‘Hey Obi’ available for its foreign markets. After Poland, …
Up from 61 stores
Mr. DIY Turkey now has 121 stores
Mr. DIY Turkey has almost doubled its store count throughout one year, from 61 stores in October 2023 to 121 stores currently. This was stated by …
Successor to Stefan Lohrberg
Claudia Maurer to be the new Director of Spoga+Gafa
Spoga+Gafa will soon be under new management: From 1 November 2024, Claudia Maurer will take over the position of Director of …
4th Virtual DIY Summit
The global DIY market volume has fallen in 2023
The global DIY market reached a volume of EUR 666.9 bn last year. Edra Managing Director John Herbert presented the latest figures …
Combination of three trade fairs
International Hardware Fair gets a branch in Indonesia
The International Hardware Fair is getting an branch in Indonesia. The International Hardware Fair (IHF) Indonesia - powered …
Currently 21 stores
Mr. DIY Vietnam to end 2024 with 25 outlets
The Vietnamese operations of home goods retailer Mr. DIY will have 25 outlets at the close of 2024, an executive of the group said. Leo …
Half-year level maintained
Hornbach stores lose sales in second quarter
German Hornbach group generated sales of EUR 1.6401 bn with its DIY stores in the second quarter of its 2024/2025 financial year (June …