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Shutdown affects Home Pro in Thailand and Malaysia
Quarterly sales drop
Shutdown affects Home Pro in Thailand and Malaysia

The shutdown in Thailand since 22 March and in Malaysia since 18 March is significantly affecting business for in the Thai chain Home Pro. For the time being, the company has had to close 66 Home Pro stores and seven …

News30. April 2020
Jem & Fix opens three new stores despite Covid-19
News from Denmark
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 …

News30. April 2020
#stayathome: DIY International offers manufacturers a platform for special concepts
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
Waiting times in front of the reopening Swiss DIY stores
“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
Bunnings experiences significant growth in demand
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
B&Q and Homebase have reopened first stores
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
Home improvement retail grows in the USA
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
Chris Kempa is to be new CEO of True Value
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
DIY stores in France start to reopen
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
Petrovich sales up 22 per cent in 2019
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
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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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Financial savings are the main reasons why Europeans are opting for water-saving solutions. The …

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