Lowe’s plans to hire 50 000 associates this spring
US-American DIY chain Lowe's announces to pay an additional USD 80 mio in discretionary bonuses to its front-line associates and plans to hire more than 50 000 associates across US stores this spring. The latest bonus …
Race to catch up in second half of the year
DIY trade in Spain loses only one per cent in sales in 2020
The Spanish DIY trade completed the year 2020 with a decline in sales of 1.06 per cent. This means that the declines of …
Maxbo boss Carl Otto Løvenskiold in an interview
DIY sector in Norway grew in 2020 by almost 26 per cent
The coronavirus pandemic and the resulting shift in lifestyle has also led to people investing more in their apartments, …
Jay Heubner to retire
David Goh to become head of Ace International
The US-American hardware cooperative Ace Hardware announced that Jay Heubner, president and general manager of Ace International, will…
Les Mousquetaires
Bricomarché, Bricorama and Brico Cash grow in double-digit figures
The DIY store division of the French trading group Les Mousquetaires with its sales channels Bricomarché, …
Online up 50 per cent
Byggmax grows by 29 per cent in 2020
The Swedish DIY trading group Byggmax made sales to the amount of SEK 6.801 bn (EUR 675 mio) in the year 2020 and thus achieved growth of 28.9 …
Statement from Koelnmesse
“We believe that we have an opportunity for Spoga+Gafa 2021”
At the end of February or the start of March, Koelnmesse, together with associations, committees and interest groups …
European Home Improvement Monitor
Attic renovations gain popularity
In a year with renewed interest in Do-It-Yourself and home improvement, the attic has been a particularly popular area for renovations - from …
Pascal Coppens in the Global DIY-Network
China: above all, fast and agile
The high speed of the introduction of new technology and the agility of companies and people - that, above all, is how China managed to be the only…
31 per cent in December
French DIY stores increased sales by nearly 5 per cent in 2020
In 2020, home improvement stores in France increased their sales by 4.78 per cent. Although the growth rate was in …