Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

Australia and New Zealand

Bunnings announces 100 per cent renewable energy by 2025

The Australian DIY store chain Bunnings has announced plans to source 100 per cent renewable electricity by 2025, to help achieve its recently announced targets of net zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030. Managing …

News8. January 2021

Instagram

House plants were the top décor trend in 2020

House plants top the list of the most instagrammed décor trends in 2020 - 12.3 million hashtagged posts were counted by www…

News7. January 2021

Kingfisher

New Casto proximity concept in France

Kingfisher is testing a new proximity and small format concept in France. In the city of Lille in northern France, the British retail group's …

News7. January 2021

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 …

News23. December 2020

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

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

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

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

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

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

Edra/Ghin

The joy of being in this industry

In a very personal interview, John Herbert looks back on 70 years in retail and two decades at the …

Distribution

Siro

Drill-free mounting

At this year‘s International Hardware Fair, Siro is presenting its adhesive- and drill-free …

Suppliers

Statistics

Top DIY stores close gardening sections

While the total gardening sales area in Germany grew in 2024, the top DIY store operators saw a …

Garden

Edra/Ghin

The joy of being in this industry

In a very personal interview, John Herbert looks back on 70 years in retail and two decades at the …

Distribution2. March 2026

Thank you, John

John Herbert, general secretary of Edra/Ghin, has announced his retirement and had a long …

Distribution2. March 2026

Siro

Drill-free mounting

At this year‘s International Hardware Fair, Siro is presenting its adhesive- and drill-free …

Suppliers24. February 2026

Bunnings announces 100 per cent renewable energy by 2025

House plants were the top décor trend in 2020

New Casto proximity concept in France

More important than ever: Merry Christmas – and a happy start to the New Year!

Board of Management appointments at Hornbach extended

Hornbach stores increase sales by 21 per cent

Second lockdown in France dampens growth

Sodimac stores to close on 24 December

Bunnings continues to rely on its physical store network

Double-digit growth in the third quarter for Cencosud

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The joy of being in this industry

Drill-free mounting

Top DIY stores close gardening sections

The joy of being in this industry

Thank you, John

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