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Expo F in Panama will start two months earlier in 2019

New date in July

Expo F in Panama will start two months earlier in 2019

The Expo F 2018, International Trade Fair for Hardware & Tools, attracted 2 524 visitors. The second edition of the trade fair took place from 20 - 22 September in Panama. Next year the trade fair, whose premiere …

News11. October 2018

At least 4 per cent plus for Romania’s DIY trade

Frédéric Lamy

At least 4 per cent plus for Romania’s DIY trade

The Romanian DIY trade will reach the EUR 3 bn mark in 2018. This estimation was given by Frédéric Lamy in an exclusive interview …

News11. October 2018

Asia-Pacific Sourcing and IAW one day earlier due to Carnival

Cologne

Asia-Pacific Sourcing and IAW one day earlier due to Carnival

Asia-Pacific Sourcing 2019 will be brought forward one day in order to avoid a clash with the Cologne Carnival. The …

News10. October 2018

Bricorama closes its stores in Spain

Les Mousquetaires

Bricorama closes its stores in Spain

The French DIY store chain Bricorama is withdrawing from Spain. That is according to reports from the French and Spanish industry services LSA …

News9. October 2018

Leroy Merlin Romania to open an online shop in 2020

Test in 2019

Leroy Merlin Romania to open an online shop in 2020

In the coming year, Leroy Merlin Romania will test a click & collect service in its own stores and will have an online shop …

News8. October 2018

Screwfix to exit Germany

Kingfisher

Screwfix to exit Germany

Kingfisher is closing its 19 German Screwfix branches and thus relinquishing its plans for growth in Germany for the time being, according to the German …

News5. October 2018

Jardiland now part of Invivo Retail

France

Jardiland now part of Invivo Retail

Ten months after it was announced, the acquisition of the French garden centre chain Jardiland by the cooperative Invivo Group has now been …

News4. October 2018

New head of marketing at Leroy Merlin Romania

Switch from Carrefour

New head of marketing at Leroy Merlin Romania

Leroy Merlin Romania has appointed Andreea Mihai as head of marketing and e-commerce. Until November 2017, she was director of …

News2. October 2018

Hagebau and Otto to end their online collaboration

Baumarkt direkt

Hagebau and Otto to end their online collaboration

The German cooperative Hagebau and German mail-order group Otto will terminate their joint venture Baumarkt direkt on 30 June 201…

News2. October 2018

Romanian Praktiker stores to be converted to Brico Dépôt format

Spring 2019

Romanian Praktiker stores to be converted to Brico Dépôt format

Kingfisher is aiming to convert the Praktiker stores in Romania that it acquired in August 2017 to its Brico Dépôt …

News1. October 2018

Recycling more together

Edra/Ghin

Recycling more together

With a new strategy from the Make It Zero initiative, the DIY sector aims to reduce emissions from …

Distribution

Changing rules of the game

Private Labels in European DIY

Changing rules of the game

Own-brand products aren’t the problem, says Fiorella Origlia; being replaceable is. The former …

Suppliers

Moving away from 'one-size-fits-all'

Aveve

Moving away from 'one-size-fits-all'

In Bornem, the garden centre chain Aveve has unveiled its new shop concept, with which the parent …

Garden

Recycling more together

Edra/Ghin

Recycling more together

With a new strategy from the Make It Zero initiative, the DIY sector aims to reduce emissions from …

Distribution4. August 2026

Changing rules of the game

Private Labels in European DIY

Changing rules of the game

Own-brand products aren’t the problem, says Fiorella Origlia; being replaceable is. The former …

Suppliers29. July 2026

A third consecutive year of decline

DIY stores in France

A third consecutive year of decline

French DIY stores are set to see a further fall in turnover in 2025 – though not all of them, bien …

Distribution27. July 2026