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More important than ever: Merry Christmas – and a happy start to the New Year!
Dähne Verlag and DIY International editorial team
More important than ever: Merry Christmas – and a happy start to the New Year!

Is it ok to wish you Happy Holidays while we are currently all weighed down by the pandemic? We at Dähne Verlag and the editorial team of DIY International feel it is not only ok - it's necessary.So, all the more after …

News23. December 2020
Board of Management appointments at Hornbach extended
Albrecht Hornbach and Susanne Jäger
Board of Management appointments at Hornbach extended

At the German DIY store operator Hornbach, the Board of Management appointments of Albrecht Hornbach and Susanne Jäger have …

News23. December 2020
Hornbach stores increase sales by 21 per cent
March to November
Hornbach stores increase sales by 21 per cent

During the second wave of coronavirus infections, consumers are still spending significantly more on improving their homes and …

News22. December 2020
Second lockdown in France dampens growth
Up 7 per cent in November
Second lockdown in France dampens growth

The second lockdown in France has left its mark on the DIY trade. In November, sales compared to the same month last year did rise …

News21. December 2020
Sodimac stores to close on 24 December
A day off
Sodimac stores to close on 24 December

Chilean DIY store chain Sodimac is to close all its stores on 24 December this year. The company is giving all store staff as well as those …

News18. December 2020
Bunnings continues to rely on its physical store network
CEO Michael Schneider
Bunnings continues to rely on its physical store network

Michael Schneider, CEO of Bunnings, was John Herbert's latest interviewee on the Global DIY-Network. Schneider emphasised …

News17. December 2020
Double-digit growth in the third quarter for Cencosud
Online share over 10 per cent
Double-digit growth in the third quarter for Cencosud

The Chilean retail group Cencosud increased its home improvement sales in the third quarter of 2020 by 28.9 per cent to CLP 33…

News17. December 2020
Bricomarché has the best garden brand among French DIY stores
Graines d’Or award
Bricomarché has the best garden brand among French DIY stores

Bricomarché has received the Graines d'Or award as France's best garden brand ("meilleure enseigne jardin") …

News16. December 2020
Germany’s DIY stores and garden centres to close
Until 10 January
Germany’s DIY stores and garden centres to close

Tomorrow, 16 December 2020, all DIY stores and garden centres across Germany will close until 10 January. Stores in the federal s…

News15. December 2020
Global home improvement sales will grow by 6.4 per cent in 2021
Euromonitor International
Global home improvement sales will grow by 6.4 per cent in 2021

In some countries around the world, the effects of Covid-19 caused sales to rise significantly during 2020. Stefano …

News14. December 2020
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