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Obi SVP Joanna Kowalska to become Hornbach CFO
DIY InternationalMid-August 2025
Obi SVP Joanna Kowalska to become Hornbach CFO

Joanna Kowalska is to become the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at German DIY store group Hornbach, moving from competitor Obi to Germany's third-largest DIY store operator. She succeeds Karin Dohm, who has left the …

Distribution30. April 2025
Post-IPO, Mr. DIY Indonesia reports soaring sales for 2024
DIY InternationalFurther store openings announced
Post-IPO, Mr. DIY Indonesia reports soaring sales for 2024

The Indonesian unit of Malaysian home goods retail chain Mr. DIY made 2024 a year to remember not only because it debuted…

Distribution30. April 2025
Bauhaus opens its fourth location in Slovenia
Largest "STadtgarten" in the Adrian region
Bauhaus opens its fourth location in Slovenia

Around ten months after the start of construction, Bauhaus has opened its fourth location in Slovenia. The new store is located in the…

Distribution25. April 2025
Clas Ohlson opens third store in Uppsala
Sweden
Clas Ohlson opens third store in Uppsala

Another Clas Ohlson store has opened in Uppsala. The new store is located in Boländerna, just outside the city centre. With the opening, …

Distribution25. April 2025
Gardena starts the year with a drop in sales
First Quarter of 2025
Gardena starts the year with a drop in sales

Gardena’s net sales decreased by 8 per cent to SEK 4.045 bn (EUR 368.45 m) in the first quarter of 2025, as the Swedish parent company …

Garden24. April 2025
Pavel Hajman to leave as Husqvarna Group CEO
By the end of 2025
Pavel Hajman to leave as Husqvarna Group CEO

Pavel Hajman has, by mutual agreement with the Board of Directors, decided to step down from his role as CEO and Board Member of …

Garden24. April 2025
Home improvement trade in the USA remains at previous year’s level
DIY InternationalHome centres and pro dealers
Home improvement trade in the USA remains at previous year’s level

Home improvement stores in the USA did not grow in the first quarter of 2025. With sales of USD 105.269 bn (EUR 9…

Distribution23. April 2025
DIY important for cross-border e-commerce
"Top 500 Cross-Border Retail Europe"
DIY important for cross-border e-commerce

Total cross-border e-commerce (excluding travel) in Europe reached a turnover of EUR 275.6 bn in 2024. This corresponds to a 36 per cent …

Distribution23. April 2025
Happy Easter!
DIY International wishes
Happy Easter!

The German name for daffodil is ‘Osterglocke’. Literally, this means ‘Easter bell’. Isn't that a beautiful name?With these ‘Osterglocken’ from the Karlsruhe Palace …

Distribution17. April 2025
Castorama says goodbye to peat
DIY InternationalFirst own brands, then brands
Castorama says goodbye to peat

The French DIY chain Castorama is discontinuing the sale of peat-based soils. In April 2025, the company stopped sourcing peat-based soils for its …

Distribution17. April 2025
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Between stabilization and decline
DIY InternationalHome Improvement Report
Between stabilization and decline

Between stabilization and declineThe new edition of the Home Improvement Report 2025 was published …

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Moving forward in big steps
FN Neuhofer
Moving forward in big steps

“FN Neuhofer goes America”: That was the latest major step taken by the Austrian wood specialist, …

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Top DIY stores close gardening sections
DIY InternationalStatistics
Top DIY stores close gardening sections

While the total gardening sales area in Germany grew in 2024, the top DIY store operators saw a …

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Between stabilization and declineThe new edition of the Home Improvement Report 2025 was published …

Distribution11. December 2025
The beaver is spreading
DIY InternationalObi
The beaver is spreading

New Obi stores have been added in Switzerland this year. The Germans seized the opportunity when …

Distribution9. December 2025
“Proud to be a member of Make It Zero”
DIY InternationalEdra/Ghin
“Proud to be a member of Make It Zero”

The major players in the home improvement market have joined the international climate protection …

Distribution4. December 2025