Trade fair premiere in Riyadh with more than 200 exhibitors
The first edition of the International Hardware Fair Saudi Arabia attracted 13,110 visitors to Riyadh. The three-day trade fair took place co-located with FSB Sports Show Riyadh. More than 200 companies and brands …
Better prospects for building materials trade
Eurobaustoff gains just under 1 per cent in retail
The retail division of German building materials co-operative Eurobaustoff increased its centrally invoiced turnover by 0.9 per …
New concept starting in 2026
Fewer visitors and exhibitors at Spoga+Gafa
With around 26,000 trade visitors from over 100 countries and more than 1,600 exhibitors from Germany and abroad, this year's Spoga+Gafa…
Store opened in Pretoria
Mr. DIY now operating in South Africa
Malaysian home improvement retailer Mr. DIY has opened its first branch in South Africa, cementing its entry into the African continent. The …
Foreign share of over 87 per cent
Numerous registrations for the International Hardware Fair
With around nine months to go before the start of the International Hardware Fair, the organisers have announced the …
Long-standing exhibitors honoured
Spoga+Gafa starts with a new daily schedule
Under this year's motto “Design Gardens”, Spoga+Gafa opened yesterday in Cologne for the first time with a new day sequence. Even in the…
March to May
Hornbach DIY stores report a 5.8 percent increase
The DIY stores of the German Hornbach Group increased their net sales in the first quarter (1 March to 31 May 2025) of the …
Own brands and Brico Dépôt franchising
Mr. Bricolage intensifies cooperation with Kingfisher France
The cooperation between French DIY group Mr. Bricolage and British Kingfisher Group is becoming more concrete: Mr. …
Garden sector grows only slightly
DIY market in the Netherlands grows in the first quarter
The Dutch DIY market closed the first quarter with a 2.5 per cent increase in sales compared to the same period last year. …
Decarbonisation of the DIY industry
The industry comes together to “Make It Zero”
Last week's 11th Global DIY Summit in Lisbon was used to report on the current status of the “Make It Zero” initiative. Since last yea…