Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

European Home Improvement Monitor

The trend towards do-it-for-me is becoming established, but more slowly than expected

Italians and Poles get the most enjoyment from DIY projects, while the Dutch and the British like them least. This is the picture suggested by the European Home Improvement Monitor, which focused on the topic of "…

News13. May 2019

Denmark

Plantorama increases sales and profit

The Danish Garden Centre chain Plantorama, with its eleven stores, has increased net revenue by 2.3 per cent to DKK 434 mio (EUR 58.2 mio). …

News10. May 2019

First quarter 2019

Wickes with double-digit growth rates like-for-like

In the first quarter of 2019, the British DIY chain Wickes grew in like-for-like sales by 10.5 per cent. In the quarterly report…

News9. May 2019

Congress in Dublin

Booking of summit tickets on invoice until Friday

Only until Friday of this week, 10 May 2019, will it be possible to book participation in the 7th Global DIY Summit on invoice. …

News9. May 2019

Garden, climate, decoration

Spanish Bauhaus branch only during the summer

The German DIY store operator Bauhaus has opened a branch in Girona (Spain) which is focussed on garden product ranges and is only …

News9. May 2019

La Madeleine

Ikea has arrived in the Paris city centre now too

Ikea has opened its first City Store in France. The 5 400 m² store is in the direct vicinity of Place de la Madeleine, where the …

News8. May 2019

Change of date

IPM Dubai brought forward by three weeks to mid November

The IPM Dubai and the WOP Dubai will be brought forward by three weeks and will now take place from 12 to 14 November 2019 …

News8. May 2019

Corrected ranking

Sales by the German top 10

In March, DIYinternational.com published the ranking of the top 10 in the German DIY trade and reported an increase of 2.9 per cent in the year 2018. An …

News7. May 2019