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No National Hardware Show this year
Alternative date in September also cancelled
No National Hardware Show this year

The National Hardware Show in Las Vegas has been definitively cancelled for 2020. The US American trade fair should originally have taken place in May. But because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the event organisers, Reed …

News23. July 2020
Young people in particular want to invest in energy efficiency
European Home Improvement Monitor
Young people in particular want to invest in energy efficiency

Almost half (48 per cent) of Europeans say that their house or their apartment is energy efficient. In the next …

News22. July 2020
Home Depot to require face masks
In all US stores
Home Depot to require face masks

The US American home improvement chain Home Depot will require shoppers to wear masks or facial coverings in all its U S stores, beginning …

News21. July 2020
Eurobaustoff retail grows by 15 per cent
Germany good, Austria and Switzerland not so
Eurobaustoff retail grows by 15 per cent

Double-digit growth rates have been reported by the German building materials and DIY cooperative Eurobausoff. The retail division, i.e. …

News20. July 2020
Clas Ohlson’s online sales increase by 71 per cent
In June
Clas Ohlson’s online sales increase by 71 per cent

Sales of the Swedish retail chain Clas Ohlson increased by 5 per cent in June to SEK 711 mio (EUR 68 mio). Organic growth was 11 …

News17. July 2020
“Best quarter in history” for Byggmax
Plus 39 Prozent
“Best quarter in history” for Byggmax

"Best quarter in history" is how the Swedish DIY chain Byggmax describes the second quarter of 2020. Compared with the same period l…

News16. July 2020
DIY International and Covid-19
The latest issue
DIY International and Covid-19

The Covid-19 pandemic is influencing events in the home improvement and garden industry worldwide - and thus also the latest issue of the DIY …

News16. July 2020
Praktiker Hungary experienced a jump in sales in 2019
Plus 18 per cent
Praktiker Hungary experienced a jump in sales in 2019

In 2019, Praktiker Hungary experienced a jump in sales of 18 per cent compared with the previous year. The sales volume rose …

News15. July 2020
Subdued growth in 2019 for Ace Hardware Indonesia
Sales up 12.5 per cent
Subdued growth in 2019 for Ace Hardware Indonesia

Ace Hardware Indonesia reported slower growth in 2019 amid the less-than-stellar performance of Southeast Asia's biggest economy…

News14. July 2020
Triple-digit growth in online retailing in Spain
AFEB
Triple-digit growth in online retailing in Spain

During the Covid-19 crisis in Spain, online retailing in the DIY sector has witnessed growth rates of 300 to 400 per cent. …

News13. July 2020
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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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Staying liquid
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Staying liquid

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

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