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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 Horticultural Trades Association. According to the January 2019 issue of HTA Market Update, …

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

CEO Véronique Laury to leave the group

Kingfisher seeks a new boss

Kingfisher is looking for a new CEO. A press release by the company states that no decision has been taken yet as to the departure date of Véronique …

News20. March 2019