Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

Despite temporary lockdown

AllHome’s sales rise by 42 per cent in the first quarter

Philippine home improvement retailer AllHome's first quarter-income rose by 30.4 per cent despite the closure of top-selling stores in the last two weeks of the period. The company disclosed a net profit of PHP 270.2 …

News8. June 2020

Denmark

8 per cent growth for Bygma A/S

The Danish Bygma Group's sales grew by 6.2 per cent to DKK 8.3899 bn (EUR 1.1255 bn) in 2019. Bygma A/S increased its sales by 8.1 per cent to DKK 6…

News4. June 2020

Expansion in 2019

AllHome increases sales by nearly 70 per cent

The Philippine home improvement retailer AllHome doubled its net income in 2019 on the back of aggressive expansion and a rise in …

News4. June 2020

FMB

Home improvement store sales in France: -61 per cent in April

The French spent April entirely subject to the lockdown conditions on account of the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result, …

News3. June 2020

Increased need for communication

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

Because suppliers from the DIY and garden market have an increased need to communicate on …

News3. June 2020

Spanish trade fair

Eurobrico confirms October dates with a pledge

The Spanish trade show company Feria de Valencia is adhering to the dates of 6 to 8 October for Eurobrico 2020. This has been …

News2. June 2020

Belgium

DIY, Pro & Garden moved forward to January

The Belgian trade show DIY, Pro & Garden will take place much earlier than previously next year on 25 and 26 January 2021 at its …

News2. June 2020

From home office to home improvement

Consumers take on more DIY projects due to coronavirus

The coronavirus crisis has prompted many consumers to spend more time on home improvement projects. This has now also been …

News29. May 2020

Two weeks after England and Wales

Scottish garden centres are also allowed to open again

In Scotland, garden centres are allowed to open again from today, 29 May 2020. This was announced by the Scottish government …

News29. May 2020

New store concept planned

Hornbach reports best sales in decades

Extraordinarily positive sales and results figures for the past financial year, but also for the first months of the new financial year, have…

News28. May 2020

Obi

The Masterplan store

More franchising, more professional business, more beavers – in short, more customer experience: …

Distribution

Kitchen furnishings

Kitchen furniture dominates the market

This is the conclusion reached by IFH Cologne. The management consultancy Titze, on the other hand…

Suppliers

german garden Retail sector

Anything but pessimistic

Obi’s Head of Purchasing, Jochen Ludwig, speaks at this year’s IVG Forum Gartenmarkt. He says: ‘The…

Garden

Obi

The Masterplan store

More franchising, more professional business, more beavers – in short, more customer experience: …

Distribution11. September 2026

Six years after a pandemic-ridden start

Modern home improvement retailing pioneer Ace Home Center Vietnam finds its footing

No one could have predicted that 22 November 2019 would end up being one of the worst possible …

Distribution10. September 2026

Consumers

Staying liquid

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

Distribution9. September 2026

AllHome’s sales rise by 42 per cent in the first quarter

8 per cent growth for Bygma A/S

AllHome increases sales by nearly 70 per cent

Home improvement store sales in France: -61 per cent in April

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

Eurobrico confirms October dates with a pledge

DIY, Pro & Garden moved forward to January

Consumers take on more DIY projects due to coronavirus

Scottish garden centres are also allowed to open again

Hornbach reports best sales in decades

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The Masterplan store

Kitchen furniture dominates the market

Anything but pessimistic

The Masterplan store

Modern home improvement retailing pioneer Ace Home Center Vietnam finds its footing

Staying liquid