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First Ace Hardware store under new franchise model in Mexico
13 more openings planned
First Ace Hardware store under new franchise model in Mexico

After announcing its new turnkey franchise model in 2020, Ace Hardware has opened its first store under the model in Mexico, located in Monterrey. The US cooperative plans to open 13 additional stores by the end of 2022…

News8. December 2021
Obi sets up the Squared innovation hub
“Open DIY ecosystem"
Obi sets up the Squared innovation hub

The German DIY market leader Obi has set up its own innovation hub within the corporate group as "a new unit of Obi next". The hub…

News7. December 2021
Most German DIY stores also open to the unvaccinated
Except for three federal states
Most German DIY stores also open to the unvaccinated

Home improvement stores in most regions of Germany can admit customers even if they have not been vaccinated or cannot show …

News6. December 2021
Problems in the pricing of e-commerce logistics
Spanish manufacturers debate solution approaches
Problems in the pricing of e-commerce logistics

The Spanish association of DIY and hardware manufacturers (AFEB) invited its members to discuss the topic of logistics in various …

News3. December 2021
“Merkur is a part of the Slovenian DNA”
John Herbert in an interview with Blaz Pesjak
“Merkur is a part of the Slovenian DNA”

During the Global DIY-Network yesterday, Edra general secretary John Herbert spoke with Blaz Pesjak, CEO of the Slovenian DIY store chain …

News2. December 2021
Bricorama now on Madagascar
French chain
Bricorama now on Madagascar

On Madagascar there is now a store which belongs to the French Bricorama group. The building materials supplier ABC is now operating as ABC by Bricorama…

News2. December 2021
Falabella increases home improvement sales by 26 per cent
South America
Falabella increases home improvement sales by 26 per cent

The sales of the Chilean Falabella Group in their home improvement division rose in the third quarter by 26 per cent to …

News1. December 2021
The pandemic has turned the French into better DIYers
Inoha study on living and the home
The pandemic has turned the French into better DIYers

Due to the pandemic, living and the home have become more important to the French. In the past two years, they have taken on …

News30. November 2021
“I just love trade fairs”: John Herbert talks with Gerald Böse
Koelnmesse CEO at the Global DIY-Network
“I just love trade fairs”: John Herbert talks with Gerald Böse

The fact that the international home improvement and gardening industry hopes to be able to visit trade fairs again …

News29. November 2021
How do I get on page 1 of the Amazon search?
Global DIY-Network
How do I get on page 1 of the Amazon search?

How to work successfully as a supplier with the data-driven business model of e-commerce market leader Amazon was the subject of …

News26. November 2021
How are French DIY retailers developing?
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The Masterplan store
DIY InternationalObi
The Masterplan store

More franchising, more professional business, more beavers – in short, more customer experience: …

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Kitchen furniture dominates the market
DIY InternationalKitchen furnishings
Kitchen furniture dominates the market

This is the conclusion reached by IFH Cologne. The management consultancy Titze, on the other hand…

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Anything but pessimistic
DIY Internationalgerman garden Retail sector 
Anything but pessimistic

Obi’s Head of Purchasing, Jochen Ludwig, speaks at this year’s IVG Forum Gartenmarkt. He says: ‘The…

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Modern home improvement retailing pioneer Ace Home Center Vietnam finds its footing
DIY InternationalSix years after a pandemic-ridden start
Modern home improvement retailing pioneer Ace Home Center Vietnam finds its footing

No one could have predicted that 22 November 2019 would end up being one of the worst possible …

Distribution10. September 2026
Staying liquid
DIY InternationalConsumers
Staying liquid

Financial savings are the main reasons why Europeans are opting for water-saving solutions. The …

Distribution9. September 2026