Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

Appointments

New CFO and Chief Transformation Officer at Kingfisher

Kingfisher announces the appointment of Bernard Bot as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Bot who is Dutch national will take up the role on 21 October 2019. He joins the home improvement group most recently from Travelport…

News11. October 2019

IPO

Philippine AllHome chain has made its stock market debut

AllHome Corp., the Philippine home improvement retailer owned by Filipino billionaire Manuel Villar, has made its stock …

News10. October 2019

At the helm since 2013

Lowe’s Canada CEO Sylvain Prud’homme retires

The CEO of Lowe's Canada, Sylvain Prud'homme (55), has taken retirement and left the company. Until a successor is appointed, his …

News9. October 2019

New concept

Bellaflora revamps its stores as green oasis experience

The Austrian garden centre market leader, Bellaflora, has introduced a new store concept in its two branches in Leonding, …

News8. October 2019

July resignation

Morten Juel was co-CEO of Silvan for just 60 days

The unsettled situation at Danish builder's merchant Silvan continues. It has now emerged that Morten Juel, who was appointed CEO …

News7. October 2019

Theatrical Retail Lab

Sustainability and DIY take to the stage at Glee

Sustainability was the topic which dominated this year's Glee in Birmingham mid September. The Retail Lab, supervised by Romeo …

News4. October 2019

Castorama & Brico Dépôt

Alain Rabec appointed as CEO of Kingfisher France

Kingfisher plc announced on September 27th the appointment of Alain Rabec as CEO of Kingfisher France, which includes the …

News2. October 2019

IFH Study

German market for floorings shrinks in 2018

The German market for floorings was able to enjoy an almost universally positive growth development in the last ten years. But that's …

News1. October 2019

Denmark

Silvan closes two locations

The Danish Silvan chain is closing two of its locations. The affected stores are in Tilst near to Aarhus on the east coast as well as in Holbæk, around …

News30. September 2019