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Jem & Fix opens three new stores despite Covid-19

The Danish chain Jem & Fix will be opening three new stores this Sunday despite restrictions caused by Covid-19. Due to the regulations by the Danish Health and Medicines Authority, only 50 customers at a time will …

News30. April 2020

Increased communication needs

#stayathome: DIY International offers manufacturers a platform for special concepts

Suppliers from the DIY and garden market now have increased communication needs due to the …

News29. April 2020

“Garden, garden, garden”

Waiting times in front of the reopening Swiss DIY stores

The opening of the DIY stores in Switzerland on Monday this week, 27 April, led to great interest from customers at many …

News29. April 2020

Covid-19 update

Bunnings experiences significant growth in demand

The Australian Wesfarmers Group, parent group of home improvement retail chain Bunnings, provided an update on the impact of …

News29. April 2020

Wickes still closed

B&Q and Homebase have reopened first stores

In Great Britain too, DIY store operators have begun to reopen their stores. For example, market leader B&Q has already put more …

News28. April 2020

Covid-19 pandemic

Home improvement retail grows in the USA

Sales by home improvement retailers in the USA are growing, in contrast to the general trend of declining retail sales. In March, sales at …

News28. April 2020

Successor to John Hartmann

Chris Kempa is to be new CEO of True Value

True Value is getting a new boss. In May, John Hartman, who has been CEO of the US cooperative since 2013, will hand over his tasks to …

News27. April 2020

Strict distancing

DIY stores in France start to reopen

DIY stores in France are starting to reopen. The store operators have got their stores ready to recommence trading by procuring masks, putting …

News24. April 2020

Online share of 47 per cent

Petrovich sales up 22 per cent in 2019

Petrovich, the number two in the Russian home improvement retail segment, achieved growth of 22 per cent in 2019 compared with the previous …

News24. April 2020

Dähne Verlag

Top 10 in Europe grew by 4.6 per cent in 2019 – same as in 2018

The aggregated sales of the ten biggest European home improvement companies grew by the same amount in 2019 as they …

News23. April 2020

Russia

War and crisis

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

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FN Neuhofer

Moving forward in big steps

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

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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 …

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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

Jem & Fix opens three new stores despite Covid-19

#stayathome: DIY International offers manufacturers a platform for special concepts

Waiting times in front of the reopening Swiss DIY stores

Bunnings experiences significant growth in demand

B&Q and Homebase have reopened first stores

Home improvement retail grows in the USA

Chris Kempa is to be new CEO of True Value

DIY stores in France start to reopen

Petrovich sales up 22 per cent in 2019

Top 10 in Europe grew by 4.6 per cent in 2019 – same as in 2018

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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