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Obi now offers home delivery service in Moscow
Cooperation with Sbermarket
Obi now offers home delivery service in Moscow

Obi is testing a home delivery service in Moscow. To achieve this, Obi is working together with Sbermarket, a Russian online service provider which delivers food and non-food products to the home. Sbermarket is already …

News28. December 2021
Paper on EU harmonised sorting instructions for packaging waste
Edra and more than 30 associations
Paper on EU harmonised sorting instructions for packaging waste

The European DIY retail association Edra is one of more than 30 business associations from the packaging value chain…

News27. December 2021
Despite everything: we wish you a happy and peaceful holiday season!
Team DIY International
Despite everything: we wish you a happy and peaceful holiday season!

During these tough pandemic weeks, Christmas may give us the opportunity, at least for a short while, to take a…

News23. December 2021
Hornbach Holding to take Hornbach Baumarkt private
German DIY retailer
Hornbach Holding to take Hornbach Baumarkt private

The German Hornbach Holding is delisting its DIY subsidiary Hornbach Baumarkt from the stock market. Hornbach Holding AG & Co…

News23. December 2021
Lowe’s increases sales by 33 per cent compared to 2019
Statistics Home Improvement Retail
Lowe’s increases sales by 33 per cent compared to 2019

The US American DIY store chain Lowe's is planning overall sales of around USD 95 bn (EUR 84 bn) for financial year 2021. …

News22. December 2021
Price increases delay home improvement projects
In the USA
Price increases delay home improvement projects

In the USA, price increases have had an impact on projects by home owners who carry out their own home improvement work. In November…

News21. December 2021
DIY stores in the Netherlands closed again
Lockdown
DIY stores in the Netherlands closed again

In the Netherlands, DIY stores have had to close once again. The country went into full lockdown again on Sunday, 19 December 2021. Only …

News20. December 2021
France’s DIY stores report an increase of 13 per cent in two-year comparison
October figures
France’s DIY stores report an increase of 13 per cent in two-year comparison

As in the five months before, DIY stores in France also made less sales in October than in the same …

News17. December 2021
Mr. DIY gains EU foothold with Spain opening
Malaysian retail chain
Mr. DIY gains EU foothold with Spain opening

Malaysian home improvement retailer Mr. DIY is set to venture into the European Union with its entry into Spain, marking a milestone …

News16. December 2021
Germany: 11 per cent below previous year, 2.4 per cent over 2019
January to September
Germany: 11 per cent below previous year, 2.4 per cent over 2019

Overall sales by German DIY stores lay at 11.1 per cent (adjusted -11.8 per cent) below the same period last year …

News15. December 2021
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Top DIY stores close gardening sections

While the total gardening sales area in Germany grew in 2024, the top DIY store operators saw a …

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