Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

Toom

Germany’s last big DIY retailer now has an online shop

The last of the big home improvement chains in Germany now also has an online shop. The Toom Baumarkt chain, which belongs to the Rewe retail group, will offer more than 10 000 products on the Internet. Further products…

News2. April 2019

John Carter to step down

Nick Roberts to become new CEO of Travis Perkins

Travis Perkins, the parent company of British DIY chain Wickes, is to get a new CEO. John Carter will step down as CEO and from the…

News1. April 2019

Horticultural Trades Association

UK garden market up by three per cent in 2018

The UK garden market grew last year by 3 per cent. It has a volume of GBP 5.7 bn. These figures have been published by the …

News29. March 2019

Austria

Lagerhaus opens flagship store with new concept

There is a new floor space concept for the Lagerhaus stores in Austria. It will be implemented for the first time at a flagship …

News28. March 2019

2018

The Italian market grows at just under one per cent

The Italian market research company Osservatorio Findomestic estimates the volume of the DIY market in Italy in the year 2018 at…

News27. March 2019

Shanghai

CIHS remains on the new dates in the first half of October

The next China International Hardware Show (CIHS) in Shanghai will take place this year from 10 - 12 October. The …

News26. March 2019

Trade fair network

Koelnmesse is bundling its "Global Competence in Hardware"

Koelnmesse wants to bundle its activities in the field of hardware in future under the motto "Koelnmesse: Global …

News25. March 2019

Expo F and Inter Lumi

Lighting congress at double fair in Panama

The first Design + Lighting Latin America 2019 congress will be staged on the first two days of the Inter Lumi and Expo F double trade …

News22. March 2019

Closure of all 19 stores

Kingfisher pulls out of Germany and heads for Ireland

After operating Screwfix for just five years in Germany, Kingfisher is pulling the distribution channel out of the country and…

News21. March 2019

Annual report 2018/2019

Kingfisher sales static, Castorama and B&Q performing poorly

Kingfisher's sales have stagnated. In fiscal 2018/2019 (ended 31 January 2019) the British DIY group's sales were up 0.…

News21. March 2019

Edra/Ghin

The joy of being in this industry

In a very personal interview, John Herbert looks back on 70 years in retail and two decades at the …

Distribution

Siro

Drill-free mounting

At this year‘s International Hardware Fair, Siro is presenting its adhesive- and drill-free …

Suppliers

Statistics

Top DIY stores close gardening sections

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

Garden

Edra/Ghin

The joy of being in this industry

In a very personal interview, John Herbert looks back on 70 years in retail and two decades at the …

Distribution2. March 2026

Thank you, John

John Herbert, general secretary of Edra/Ghin, has announced his retirement and had a long …

Distribution2. March 2026

Siro

Drill-free mounting

At this year‘s International Hardware Fair, Siro is presenting its adhesive- and drill-free …

Suppliers24. February 2026

Germany’s last big DIY retailer now has an online shop

Nick Roberts to become new CEO of Travis Perkins

UK garden market up by three per cent in 2018

Lagerhaus opens flagship store with new concept

The Italian market grows at just under one per cent

CIHS remains on the new dates in the first half of October

Koelnmesse is bundling its "Global Competence in Hardware"

Lighting congress at double fair in Panama

Kingfisher pulls out of Germany and heads for Ireland

Kingfisher sales static, Castorama and B&Q performing poorly

Exclusively for subscribers

The joy of being in this industry

Drill-free mounting

Top DIY stores close gardening sections

The joy of being in this industry

Thank you, John

Drill-free mounting