Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

First quarter 2021/2022

Flügger's adjusted sales decrease by 4 per cent

In the first quarter of 2021/2022, Danish paint manufacturer and retailer Flügger recorded sales in the order of DKK 736 mio (EUR 99.0 mio), an increase of 17 per cent over the same period in the previous year. Adjusted…

News11. October 2021

Online growth 61 per cent

Clas Ohlson’s sales increased by 6 per cent in September

Swedish retail chain Clas Ohlson increased its sales in September by 6 per cent to SEK 667 mio (EUR 65.8 mio). Organic …

News8. October 2021

Same-day and next-day delivery

Home Depot is the first retail client of Walmart GoLocal

Home Depot teams up with Walmart to expand same-day and next-day delivery. The global DIY market leader is the first retail…

News7. October 2021

The Netherlands

Praxis opens a further store which follows the phygital concept

The Dutch Maxeda DIY Group continues the expansion of its phygital concept in the Praxis sales channel. The fourth …

News6. October 2021

Edra/Ghin and Hima

Ebay presentation opens second round of Global DIY-Network

With much enthusiasm, Ken Hughes started "saison two" of the conference programme at the Global DIY-Network, …

News5. October 2021

Malaysia

Mr DIY on track to meet its target of opening 175 stores this year

Mr DIY Group, a Malaysian home improvement chain, is on track to meet its target of opening 175 stores this year …

News4. October 2021

Hornbach sales rise by 4.6 per cent in first six months

In the first six months of 2021/22 (1 March to 31 August 2021), the German Hornbach Group increased its net sales in DIY …

News1. October 2021

Let's do it and other distribution channels

Austrian cooperative 3e AG becomes BHB member

The Austrian cooperative 3e Handels- und Dienstleistungs AG became a member of the German home improvement retailers' association BHB …

News30. September 2021

Lectures, discussions, interviews

Global DIY-Network of Edra/Ghin and Hima unveils its second season

The international industry associations Edra/Ghin and Hima are continuing their programme of lectures and …

News29. September 2021

First six months

DIY retail sales down by 24 per cent in the Netherlands compared with 2020

In the Netherlands, the sales of DIY retailers in the first six months of 2021 were down by 24.2 per cent…

News28. September 2021

Obi

The Masterplan store

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

Distribution

Kitchen furnishings

Kitchen furniture dominates the market

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

Suppliers

german garden Retail sector

Anything but pessimistic

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

Garden

Obi

The Masterplan store

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

Distribution11. September 2026

Six 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

Consumers

Staying liquid

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

Distribution9. September 2026

Flügger's adjusted sales decrease by 4 per cent

Clas Ohlson’s sales increased by 6 per cent in September

Home Depot is the first retail client of Walmart GoLocal

Praxis opens a further store which follows the phygital concept

Ebay presentation opens second round of Global DIY-Network

Mr DIY on track to meet its target of opening 175 stores this year

Hornbach sales rise by 4.6 per cent in first six months

Austrian cooperative 3e AG becomes BHB member

Global DIY-Network of Edra/Ghin and Hima unveils its second season

DIY retail sales down by 24 per cent in the Netherlands compared with 2020

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The Masterplan store

Kitchen furniture dominates the market

Anything but pessimistic

The Masterplan store

Modern home improvement retailing pioneer Ace Home Center Vietnam finds its footing

Staying liquid