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After two months

Philippines: home improvement shops reopen

Home improvement stores on the largest island in the Philippines reopened over the weekend after the strict and economically devastating lockdown aimed at stemming the spread of Covid-19 in the country ended on 16 May, …

News19. May 2020

ManoMano

Online orders accelerating in Spain

ManoMano has recorded 50 per cent more transactions in Spain due to the coronavirus crisis, with sales up as much as 65 per cent in the DIY …

News19. May 2020

Full year and Covid-19 update

Clas Ohlson: no growth in 2019/20 – strong online sales in April

Sales of the Swedish retailer Clas Ohlson for the 2019/20 financial year (May 2019 to April 2020) were nearly in …

News18. May 2020

Long-term target unchanged

Philippines: Wilcon Depot loses sales and profit

Wilcon Depot Inc., a Philippine home improvement and construction supplies retailer, posted a 32.1 per cent fall in its first …

News18. May 2020

Europe Statistics by Dähne Verlag

Hornbach, Adeo and Obi grow most strongly

Plus 8.1 per cent, plus 7.8 per cent, plus 6.6 per cent - with these growth rates, the number five, the number one and the number three in…

News15. May 2020

Closed stores

Spanish DIY market loses 9 per cent in first quarter

The Spanish DIY distribution segment collapsed by 9.26 per cent in the first quarter compared to the same period last year. It …

News15. May 2020

Koelnmesse affirms September date

Influx to Spoga+Gafa also due to cancelled events

Koelnmesse has once again affirmed that Spoga+Gafa will be taking place from 6 to 8 September 2020. In a video statement which the…

News14. May 2020

Association AFEB

Sales by Spanish manufacturers collapse by 22 per cent

Sales by the Spanish DIY and hardware manufacturers collapsed in March by 21.88 per cent compared to the same month last year…

News14. May 2020

Criticism from the DIY industry

Supermarkets in Spain are allowed to sell DIY and garden products

In several regions in Spain, supermarkets and large-scale consumer stores have been allowed to open again since 11…

News14. May 2020

Pandemic

Hardware stores in the US increase their sales

Many hardware stores in den USA are currently offering targeted product ranges which are required in connection with Covid-19 and …

News14. May 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

Philippines: home improvement shops reopen

Online orders accelerating in Spain

Clas Ohlson: no growth in 2019/20 – strong online sales in April

Philippines: Wilcon Depot loses sales and profit

Hornbach, Adeo and Obi grow most strongly

Spanish DIY market loses 9 per cent in first quarter

Influx to Spoga+Gafa also due to cancelled events

Sales by Spanish manufacturers collapse by 22 per cent

Supermarkets in Spain are allowed to sell DIY and garden products

Hardware stores in the US increase their sales

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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