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-0.8 per cent

Kingfisher only publishes unaudited figures

On account of the coronavirus situation, Kingfisher has put back the publication of its sales figures scheduled for yesterday, 24 March 2020, by two weeks; this was in response to a request by the Financial Conduct …

News25. March 2020

Temporarily closed

DIY stores in Great Britain may sell “essential” ranges

Most businesses are likewise now closed in Great Britain. Exemptions from this order, however, include "home and …

News24. March 2020

Bangkok and four provinces

Home improvement stores closed in parts of Thailand

The government in Thailand has now ordered the temporary closure of all businesses except supermarkets, pharmacies, takeaway …

News24. March 2020

Increasing online sales

Home improvement stores still open in Russia

Russia has also succumbed to the coronavirus pandemic. The government has now closed the borders to foreigners until 1 May 2020 for the…

News24. March 2020

Maxidom and Petrovich

What Russian home improvement companies are reporting

Reports have reached us from Maxidom and Petrovich regarding the current situation among DIY store operators in Russia. Both …

News24. March 2020

High online demand

In Romania, only Leroy Merlin has closed

In Romania, only Leroy Merlin has so far closed its stores due to the coronavirus. The other DIY store operators, in particular m…

News23. March 2020

Las Vegas

National Hardware Show postponed to September

The National Hardware Show (NHS) has been postponed and will now take place on 1 to 3 September 2020 at the Las Vegas Convention …

News23. March 2020

Italy

Leroy Merlin opens again from Monday to Friday

In Italy, the French Groupe Adeo has reopened its stores, but not at weekends and with changed opening hours. This is reported by …

News23. March 2020

Essential?

America’s hardware industry and the virus

Covid-19 is, of course, also affecting hardware and home centre retailing and wholesaling in the USA. The industry is responding to the …

News20. March 2020

Trading update

Wesfarmers’ retail sales in line with expectations

The Australian Wesfarmers Group, parent company of Bunnings, provides an update on the impact of the Covid-19 on its businesses. …

News20. March 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

Kingfisher only publishes unaudited figures

DIY stores in Great Britain may sell “essential” ranges

Home improvement stores closed in parts of Thailand

Home improvement stores still open in Russia

What Russian home improvement companies are reporting

In Romania, only Leroy Merlin has closed

National Hardware Show postponed to September

Leroy Merlin opens again from Monday to Friday

America’s hardware industry and the virus

Wesfarmers’ retail sales in line with expectations

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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