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Copenhagen region

Construction commences for Bauhaus store no. 18 in Denmark

The 18th Danish store of the Bauhaus chain of Germany is currently being constructed in Gladsaxe in the Copenhagen region. Mayor Trine Græse attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the store, which is scheduled to open…

News29. April 2019

Joyeux anniversaire!

Birthday cake for 10th Table ronde Bricolage

Small celebration in Paris: the "Round table of the DIY industry" ("La table ronde Bricolage"), which is famous in …

News26. April 2019

Belgium

Aveve gives its 250 garden centres a completely new concept

The Aveve garden centres in Belgium are getting a total makeover. The garden centre in Mechelen, which is among the …

News25. April 2019

Ukraine

Epicentr expands with smaller format

The Ukrainian DIY market leader Epicentr continues the expansion of its slightly smaller format. The company opened the seventh store in this …

News24. April 2019

Associations satisfied

French DIY market growing, DIY sales declining

The do-it-yourself market in France grew by 0.4 per cent to a volume of EUR 26.0 bn in 2018. However the DIY stores made 0.3 per cent…

News23. April 2019

Dähne Verlag

Easter Greetings!

We wish all users of DIYinternational.com and all our advertisers a Happy Easter.The team of Dähne Verlag

News18. April 2019

Six months in under Hilco Capital

Homebase cuts losses following closures and job reductions

Following its acquisition by Hilco Capital in June 2018, the British DIY chain Homebase has substantially reduced its …

News18. April 2019

First quarter

Byggmax Group starts the year with sales up 7.5 per cent

The Swedish retailer Byggmax Group has entered 2019 with a positive first-quarter performance. Sales of the group, which …

News18. April 2019

3.5 billion euros

Building materials trade grows by nearly five per cent in Denmark

Sales by Danish builders' merchants in the last year totalled EUR 3.5 billion. Compared with the previous year, …

News17. April 2019

Russian rankings

Petrovich and Saturn climb above Obi and Castorama

Russian retailer Petrovich has displaced Obi from the number two slot in the sales rankings of DIY store operators in Russia. …

News16. April 2019

Obi

The Masterplan store

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

Distribution

Kitchen furnishings

Kitchen furniture dominates the market

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

Suppliers

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

Obi

The Masterplan store

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

Distribution11. September 2026

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

Consumers

Staying liquid

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

Distribution9. September 2026

Construction commences for Bauhaus store no. 18 in Denmark

Birthday cake for 10th Table ronde Bricolage

Aveve gives its 250 garden centres a completely new concept

Epicentr expands with smaller format

French DIY market growing, DIY sales declining

Easter Greetings!

Homebase cuts losses following closures and job reductions

Byggmax Group starts the year with sales up 7.5 per cent

Building materials trade grows by nearly five per cent in Denmark

Petrovich and Saturn climb above Obi and Castorama

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The Masterplan store

Kitchen furniture dominates the market

Anything but pessimistic

The Masterplan store

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

Staying liquid