Home Depot’s second-quarter growth in single digits again
Home Depot, DIY market leader in the USA and globally, increased its sales in the second quarter (1 May to 1 August 2021) by 8.1 per cent to USD 41.118 bn (EUR 35.009 bn). As highlighted by CEO Craig Menear in a …
First six months of 2021
Sales down 15 per cent at German home improvement stores
In the first six months of the year, sales in DIY stores in Germany were down by 15.2 per cent compared with the first half…
Despite second-quarter downturn
Growth of 8 per cent for Austria’s DIY retailers in the first six
Austrian home improvement stores increased their gross sales by 8.3 per cent to EUR 1.61 bn in the first half of …
First half of 2021
Swiss DIY stores increase sales by 18 per cent
In Switzerland, DIY stores ended the first half of 2021 with sales growth of 17.9 per cent to CHF 2.15 bn (EUR 2.00 bn). In the first…
New restrictions in the third quarter
Thailand’s DoHome sees 36 per cent increase in first half sales
An overall improvement in store turnover led to a 36.1-per cent rise in Thai home improvement chain DoHome's sales …
European Union
New energy label for lamps from September
The EU has decided that energy efficiency classes based on the current technology are to be modified and to revert to the original A to G …
European premiere
Weber launches European outdoor grill production in Zabrze, Poland in October
Weber-Stephen, the US manufacturer of electric, charcoal and gas barbecues, will start producing o…
New logo and new livery
Clas Ohlson launches new visual identity
Clas Ohlson launched its new visual identity on 11 August 2021 with a new logo and updated colours. The new identity reflects the …
Coop can go ahead with takeover
Cartel authorities have no concerns over Jumbo sale
The Swiss Federal Competition Commission (Weko), the Swiss counterpart of the German Cartel Office, sees no reason to …
NYSE
Weber went public on the New York Stock Exchange last week
The American barbecue manufacturer Weber is now listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The company, whose shares …