The Dutch DIY market grew by 2.5 per cent year-on-year in the first three quarters of 2024. With the exception of the sanitary ware category (-2.4 per cent), all categories grew. These results from the Total Store …
2025
Happy new year!
Let's give 2025, which has just begun, an advance of confidence: The DIY International editorial team and the entire team at Dähne Verlag wish you, our readers and …
‘2025 Total Home Strategy’
Lowe's announces expansion and online marketplace
The US home improvement chain Lowe's plans to open ten to 15 new stores per year in fast-growing markets in the U.S. in the coming…
Dähne Verlag and its editors wish you
A confident Christmas!
‘Despite these times’ - that's how we've been introducing our Christmas greetings for some time now. Maybe we'll just try it out this year: We wish you all a…
First nine months of 2024
Hornbach's DIY store sales rise by 1.1 percent
At Hornbach Baumarkt AG, sales revenues rose by 1.1 percent to EUR 4,659.2 mio in the first nine months (2023/24: EUR 4,608.7 mio). …
Premiere at the IPM Essen 2025
IPM Discovery Center together with EFSA in Essen
The IPM Discovery Center, which is designed as a special area for creative POS concepts in the garden retail trade, will have a new…
British DIY brand
Paramount Retail Group acquires Bartoline
Paramount Retail Group has acquired Bartoline, a British brand in the DIY and decorating industry. The GBP 23 mio acquisition (EUR 28 mio)…
Altex Romania takes over
Kingfisher sells Brico Dépôt Romania to electronics chain
The British DIY group Kingfisher is selling Brico Dépôt Romania. The buyer is Altex Romania; the company is considered the…
Trade fair in Milan
Myplant & Garden to grow further in 2025
The Italian garden trade fair Myplant & Garden is growing. According to the organisers, the exhibition space at the Fiera Milano Rho …
15 store conversions
Rona+ expands its presence in Québec
Canadian home improvement retail group Rona is announcing the conversion of 15 big box stores to the Rona+ banner in May 2025. The company …