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Austria

Lagerhaus stores grow by 0.5 per cent

The Lagerhaus stores in Austria grew only slightly in the last year. Sales in 2018 rose by 0.5 per cent to EUR 645 mio. Store operators are the Lagerhaus cooperative groups which are amalgamated with the RWA Raiffeisen …

News23. May 2019

First quarter

Home Depot increases sales by 5.7 per cent

Home Depot reported sales of USD 26.381 bn (EUR 23.621 bn) for the first quarter of fiscal 2019 (ended: 5 May), a 5.7 per cent increase …

News22. May 2019

Danes take over

Stark Group acquires Saint Gobain Building Distribution Deutschland

The Danish Stark Group has taken over Saint Gobain Building Distribution Deutschland (SGBDD) from its French …

News22. May 2019

Morocco

Bricoma also targets new strategy with 17th store

The opening of its 17th store also marks a strategic restructuring for the Moroccan DIY store operator Bricoma: the holding has …

News21. May 2019

Pilot store opens

New Kingfisher format and own brand GoodHome

Kingfisher has presented its new own brand GoodHome at the same time as its new express format of the same name. The store, designed as…

News20. May 2019

Overall +1.7 per cent

Kingfisher gains in the UK and loses in France

Clear plus in Great Britain, clear minus in France: for the British Kingfisher group, the first quarter (ending 30 April 2019) was …

News20. May 2019

Plant brands also a theme

Spoga+Gafa 2019 foregrounds city gardening

City gardening is the major theme at Spoga+Gafa 2019. The theme will be "omipresent" at the trade fair at the start of …

News20. May 2019

small hardware

Suki double winner at the DIY Week Awards

Screw-it-Again, Suki's repair anchor for wood, received two awards in England: "DIY Product of the Year" and the "Jury P…

News16. May 2019

Bulgaria

Praktiker in Sofia nearly twice as big and energy-efficient

Praktiker Bulgaria has modernised its store on the Tsarigradsko Boulevard in the capital Sofia and expanded it. Among …

News15. May 2019

Central Network Retail Group

New Outdoor Supply Hardware stores in seven former Orchard locations

Central Network Retail Group (CNRG), a multi-format, multi-brand retailer currently operating 104 hardware …

News14. May 2019

Edra/Ghin

Recycling more together

With a new strategy from the Make It Zero initiative, the DIY sector aims to reduce emissions from …

Distribution

Private Labels in European DIY

Changing rules of the game

Own-brand products aren’t the problem, says Fiorella Origlia; being replaceable is. The former …

Suppliers

Aveve

Moving away from 'one-size-fits-all'

In Bornem, the garden centre chain Aveve has unveiled its new shop concept, with which the parent …

Garden

Edra/Ghin

Recycling more together

With a new strategy from the Make It Zero initiative, the DIY sector aims to reduce emissions from …

Distribution4. August 2026

Private Labels in European DIY

Changing rules of the game

Own-brand products aren’t the problem, says Fiorella Origlia; being replaceable is. The former …

Suppliers29. July 2026

French garden centres

Diversity as a strength

Among garden centres in France, there are well-known brands and a variety of business models. An …

Distribution27. July 2026

Lagerhaus stores grow by 0.5 per cent

Home Depot increases sales by 5.7 per cent

Stark Group acquires Saint Gobain Building Distribution Deutschland

Bricoma also targets new strategy with 17th store

New Kingfisher format and own brand GoodHome

Kingfisher gains in the UK and loses in France

Spoga+Gafa 2019 foregrounds city gardening

Suki double winner at the DIY Week Awards

Praktiker in Sofia nearly twice as big and energy-efficient

New Outdoor Supply Hardware stores in seven former Orchard locations

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Recycling more together

Changing rules of the game

Moving away from 'one-size-fits-all'

Recycling more together

Changing rules of the game

Diversity as a strength