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Sales down 15 per cent at German home improvement stores
First six months of 2021
Sales down 15 per cent at German home improvement stores

In the first six months of the year, sales in DIY stores in Germany were down by 15.2 per cent compared with the first half of 2020, totalling EUR 10.03 bn. On a like-for-like basis, sales fell by 15.9 per cent.BHB, the…

News18. August 2021
Growth of 8 per cent for Austria’s DIY retailers in the first six
Despite second-quarter downturn
Growth of 8 per cent for Austria’s DIY retailers in the first six

Austrian home improvement stores increased their gross sales by 8.3 per cent to EUR 1.61 bn in the first half of …

News18. August 2021
Swiss DIY stores increase sales by 18 per cent
First half of 2021
Swiss DIY stores increase sales by 18 per cent

In Switzerland, DIY stores ended the first half of 2021 with sales growth of 17.9 per cent to CHF 2.15 bn (EUR 2.00 bn). In the first…

News18. August 2021
Thailand’s DoHome sees 36 per cent increase in first half sales
New restrictions in the third quarter
Thailand’s DoHome sees 36 per cent increase in first half sales

An overall improvement in store turnover led to a 36.1-per cent rise in Thai home improvement chain DoHome's sales …

News17. August 2021
New energy label for lamps from September
European Union
New energy label for lamps from September

The EU has decided that energy efficiency classes based on the current technology are to be modified and to revert to the original A to G …

News16. August 2021
Weber launches European outdoor grill production in Zabrze, Poland in October
European premiere
Weber launches European outdoor grill production in Zabrze, Poland in October

Weber-Stephen, the US manufacturer of electric, charcoal and gas barbecues, will start producing o…

News13. August 2021
Clas Ohlson launches new visual identity
New logo and new livery
Clas Ohlson launches new visual identity

Clas Ohlson launched its new visual identity on 11 August 2021 with a new logo and updated colours. The new identity reflects the …

News12. August 2021
Cartel authorities have no concerns over Jumbo sale
Coop can go ahead with takeover
Cartel authorities have no concerns over Jumbo sale

The Swiss Federal Competition Commission (Weko), the Swiss counterpart of the German Cartel Office, sees no reason to …

News11. August 2021
Weber went public on the New York Stock Exchange last week
NYSE
Weber went public on the New York Stock Exchange last week

The American barbecue manufacturer Weber is now listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The company, whose shares …

News10. August 2021
H1 earnings up 55 per cent; company opens new format
Malaysia’s Mr. DIY
H1 earnings up 55 per cent; company opens new format

Home improvement retail chain Mr. DIY saw a 55 per cent rise in revenues in the first half of the year, even as it grappled …

News9. August 2021
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The Masterplan store
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The Masterplan store

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

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Kitchen furniture dominates the market
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Kitchen furniture dominates the market

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

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Anything but pessimistic
DIY Internationalgerman garden Retail sector 
Anything but pessimistic

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

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No one could have predicted that 22 November 2019 would end up being one of the worst possible …

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

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