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Bricoma also targets new strategy with 17th store
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 entered the commercial property business through its subsidiary FC2B. Because the 17th …

News21. May 2019
New Kingfisher format and own brand GoodHome
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
Kingfisher gains in the UK and loses in France
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
Spoga+Gafa 2019 foregrounds city gardening
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
Suki double winner at the DIY Week Awards
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
Praktiker in Sofia nearly twice as big and energy-efficient
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
New Outdoor Supply Hardware stores in seven former Orchard locations
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
The trend towards do-it-for-me is becoming established, but more slowly than expected
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 …

News13. May 2019
Plantorama increases sales and profit
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
Wickes with double-digit growth rates like-for-like
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
How are French DIY retailers developing?
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The Masterplan store
DIY InternationalObi
The Masterplan store

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

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Kitchen furniture dominates the market
DIY InternationalKitchen 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
DIY Internationalgerman garden Retail sector 
Anything but pessimistic

Obi’s Head of Purchasing, Jochen Ludwig, speaks at this year’s IVG Forum Gartenmarkt. He says: ‘The…

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

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

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