Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

Garden furniture and BBQ

Leroy Merlin opens a Naterial showroom on Mallorca

In its store in Palma de Mallorca, the French home improvement chain Leroy Merlin has opened a showroom for garden furniture and barbecues under its Naterial brand. As reported by industry service C de Comunicación, a …

News8. June 2021

Ioannis Selalmazidis retires

Change at the helm of Praktiker Hellas

Praktiker Hellas has a new CEO after Ioannis Selalmazidis left the company after 25 years. His successor is Dimitris Galanis. Ioannis …

News8. June 2021

Chile

Construmart becomes a Ghin member

The Chilean chain Construmart has joined the Global Home Improvement Network (Ghin). It has 29 stores employing a total of 1 800 staff across …

News7. June 2021

Veteran freelancer

US industry expert Bob Vereen has passed away

Bob Vereen is dead. The American journalist and federation representative had reported on his country's hardware sector since the 1960…

News7. June 2021

Swedish discounter

Rusta wants to expand at a faster pace in Germany

The Swedish chain Rusta wants to significantly accelerate the pace of its expansion on the German market. The furnishing and DIY …

News4. June 2021

Presentations and panel discussions on the Internet

“The next new normal”: Global DIY-Network in a special edition

A special edition of its digital series of presentations has been announced by the Global DIY-Network. On 9 June from…

News2. June 2021

After a year

Markus Vieler has left Obi

Markus Vieler is no longer a member of the executive board at the German market leader Obi and has left the company. He had been chief sourcing officer …

News2. June 2021