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Financial report 2020

Decrease in sales of 7 per cent for Cashbuild due to coronavirus

The South African materials supplier and DIY store group Cashbuild made sales of ZAR 10 090 mio (around EUR 506 mio) in the last financial year 2019/2020 (ending 28 June 2020). That is a drop of 7 per cent in comparison…

News7. September 2020

Hanover

Domotex is postponed from January to May

The next edition of Domotex, which had been scheduled for January, has been postponed to May. Despite two thirds of the exhibition space of…

News3. September 2020

Hardware and DIY fair

Eurobrico in Valencia is postponed to 2021

This year's Eurobrico, the international hardware and DIY fair held every two years in Valencia (Spain), is postponed to 2021, thus …

News2. September 2020

Bricomarché and Bricorama

Installation services via prepaid cards off the shelves of DIY stores

The French DIY store chains Bricomarché and Bricorama are selling prepaid cards with which customers can have …

News1. September 2020

Study

DIY remains popular in Europe

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, DIY is more popular than ever. But will this last? According to studies by USP Marketing Consultancy, …

News31. August 2020

Philippines

Handyman sales move to online platforms due to lockdown

Home improvement stores Handyman Do It Best and True Value are seeing purchases shifting to online platforms in the …

News28. August 2020

Shopping service

Cencosud cooperates with Cornershop

The Chilean retail group Cencosud has entered into cooperation with service provider Cornershop. The deal will cover supermarkets in Chile, Peru…

News27. August 2020

Romania

New Leroy Merlin in Bucharest focuses on omnichannel

The French DIY retailer Leroy Merlin has now opened a store in Romania that is wholly geared to omnichannel business. Its new …

News26. August 2020

Growth rates high, but falling

French DIY stores saw sales increase by nearly 20 per cent during July

French home improvement retailers experienced continued high sales in July, even if the growth rates declined…

News25. August 2020

Same-store sales up 35 per cent

Ace Hardware reports record growth in the second quarter

The U.S. cooperative Ace Hardware is the latest business to report record sales during the Covid-19 pandemic. Its …

News24. August 2020

Russia

War and crisis

The housing market is in decline, flats are getting smaller, customer footfall is falling and …

Distribution

FN Neuhofer

Moving forward in big steps

“FN Neuhofer goes America”: That was the latest major step taken by the Austrian wood specialist, …

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

Russia

War and crisis

The housing market is in decline, flats are getting smaller, customer footfall is falling and …

Distribution16. December 2025

Home Improvement Report

Between stabilization and decline

Between stabilization and declineThe new edition of the Home Improvement Report 2025 was published …

Distribution11. December 2025

Obi

The beaver is spreading

New Obi stores have been added in Switzerland this year. The Germans seized the opportunity when …

Distribution9. December 2025

Decrease in sales of 7 per cent for Cashbuild due to coronavirus

Domotex is postponed from January to May

Eurobrico in Valencia is postponed to 2021

Installation services via prepaid cards off the shelves of DIY stores

DIY remains popular in Europe

Handyman sales move to online platforms due to lockdown

Cencosud cooperates with Cornershop

New Leroy Merlin in Bucharest focuses on omnichannel

French DIY stores saw sales increase by nearly 20 per cent during July

Ace Hardware reports record growth in the second quarter

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War and crisis

Moving forward in big steps

Top DIY stores close gardening sections

War and crisis

Between stabilization and decline

The beaver is spreading