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Thomas Spichtig is new Jumbo boss

Switzerland

Thomas Spichtig is new Jumbo boss

Thomas Spichtig is the new head of the Swiss DIY store chain Jumbo. He moved from Samsung Electronics in November where he had been active for four years. A corresponding report by the business newspaper Handelszeitung …

News13. January 2020

Sales up at Italian home improvement stores

January to September

Sales up at Italian home improvement stores

Home improvement stores in Italy recorded total sales amounting to EUR 3.5 bn in the period from January to September 2019. The figure …

News10. January 2020

Zôdio exits Brazil

Adeo

Zôdio exits Brazil

The French outfit Groupe Adeo closed its Zôdio store in Brazil at the end of 2019. It opened its sole Brazilian store in this distribution channel in São Paulo …

News9. January 2020

Back at Kingfisher as chief customer & digital officer

Jean-Jacques Van Oosten

Back at Kingfisher as chief customer & digital officer

Jean-Jacques Van Oosten is the new chief customer & digital officer at Kingfisher. He joins from Danish toy company Lego …

News8. January 2020

Four per cent growth of the US home improvement sales

NRHA estimation

Four per cent growth of the US home improvement sales

Home improvement sales in the USA amounted to USD 407.1 bn (EUR 363.7 bn) in 2019 according to an estimation and have …

News7. January 2020

French DIY stores report nine per cent increase in November

Record growth

French DIY stores report nine per cent increase in November

Record growth has been reported by the French DIY trade for November 2019. Sales in the industry lay 8.91 per cent above…

News3. January 2020

Hornbach increases international sales by almost ten per cent

First three quarters

Hornbach increases international sales by almost ten per cent

The Hornbach DIY stores outside of Germany grew in the first nine months of financial year 2019/2020 (ending 29 …

News2. January 2020

Taiwan Hardware Show increases visits once more

Post-show report

Taiwan Hardware Show increases visits once more

The Taiwan Hardware Show (THS) in Taichung has once again increased its number of visitors. The event organisers Kaigo counted 32 …

News2. January 2020

Happy new year!

A good start to 2020

Happy new year!

We wish you a good start to the year 2020!The team of DIYinternational.com and DIY International at Dähne publishers

News30. December 2019

Festive wishes!

Merry Christmas

Festive wishes!

All of us at Dähne publishers, DIYinternational.com, and DIY International wish all our readers and advertisers a happy Christmas.

News23. December 2019

The Masterplan store

Obi

The Masterplan store

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

Distribution

Kitchen furniture dominates the market

Kitchen furnishings

Kitchen furniture dominates the market

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

Suppliers

Anything but pessimistic

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

The Masterplan store

Obi

The Masterplan store

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

Distribution11. September 2026

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

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

Staying liquid

Consumers

Staying liquid

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

Distribution9. September 2026