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A good start to 2019

Happy new year!

All of us at Dähne publishers, DIYinternational.com, and DIY International wish all our readers and advertisers a good start to the year 2019.

News28. December 2018

First foot planted on foreign soil

Bricofer of Italy acquires Bricorama’s Spanish stores

The Italian DIY store operator Bricofer is taking over the Bricorama stores in Spain. The news was reported by the industry …

News28. December 2018

Groupe Adeo

Leroy Merlin to operate in four formats in Spain

Leroy Merlin will operate under four formats in Spain in future. In addition to the typical big box stores covering around 11 000 m…

News27. December 2018

Merry Christmas

Festive wishes!

All of us at Dähne publishers, DIYinternational.com, and DIY International wish all our readers and advertisers a happy Christmas.

News20. December 2018

NRHA estimation 2018

Hardware retail of the US reaches a 5.5 per cent growth

According to estimates by Hardware Retailing, the publication of the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA), the …

News20. December 2018

The garden is weakening

The European DIY market most recently grew by two per cent

The do-it-yourself market in the European Union grew by 2.0 per cent to a volume of EUR 726.5 bn in 2017. The DIY range …

News19. December 2018

5 – 7 June 2019

Registration for the 7th Global DIY Summit in Dublin has started

"DIY Evolution. Designing the future together" is the motto under which the 7th Global DIY Summit stands.…

News18. December 2018

Six months

Clas Ohlson reports an increase of nine per cent

In the first half year of its financial year 2018/2019, i.e. from May to October, Clas Ohlson made sales to the amount of SEK 4.11…

News17. December 2018

Germany bucks the trend

Europeans prefer A-brand paints to private labels

Germany is virtually the only country in Europe where private label paints are more popular than A-brands. In other European …

News14. December 2018

Drop in earnings

Third quarter adversely affects Hornbach’s profits

Reflecting a patchy third quarter of 2018 across the sector, Hornbach is the latest company to announce an unexpected drop in …

News13. December 2018

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

Happy new year!

Bricofer of Italy acquires Bricorama’s Spanish stores

Leroy Merlin to operate in four formats in Spain

Festive wishes!

Hardware retail of the US reaches a 5.5 per cent growth

The European DIY market most recently grew by two per cent

Registration for the 7th Global DIY Summit in Dublin has started

Clas Ohlson reports an increase of nine per cent

Europeans prefer A-brand paints to private labels

Third quarter adversely affects Hornbach’s profits

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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