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Global DIY sales

From minus 15 to plus 7 per cent in the first quarter and everything in between

From minus 15 per cent to plus 7 per cent: that's the spread in sales variations of DIY store operators worldwide in the first quarter of 2018. If the individual country data of multinational groups is included, then …

News28. June 2018

Statistics

Q1 2018 sales development of DIY retailers

The statistics experts at Dähne Verlag have collated the interim results of 17 DIY store operators in Europe, North and South America and…

Distribution28. June 2018

Groupe Adeo

Bricoman operating as Obramax in Brazil

Bricoman has its first store in Brazil under the changed brand name Obramax. Bricoman is a chain of builders' merchants belonging to Groupe …

News27. June 2018

Consors Finanz

Nine per cent of millennials only buy DIY products online

Nearly one in ten millennials in Europe (nine per cent) buys products in the furnishings/DIY articles/garden category on …

News26. June 2018

Reorientation

Hagebau embraces digital transformation

Hagebau is currently getting to grips with digital transformation, as revealed by the agenda for the associates' meeting of the building …

News25. June 2018

First-quarter sales in all Hornbach stores increased by 2.8 per cent.

Hagebau sales increase in the first six months

The German building materials and DIY store cooperative Hagebau increased its group sales in the first six months of 2018 by 4.0 per …

News25. June 2018

2.8 per cent growth in the first quarter

Foreign business continues to fuel Hornbach growth

The growth of German home improvement chain Hornbach continues to be driven by its foreign operations. In the eight countries …

News25. June 2018

December 2018

Trade fair in Vietnam wants to increase number of exhibitors

The organisers of the Vietnam Hardware & Hand Tools Expo (VHHE) are expecting a further increase in the number of …

News22. June 2018

Dähne Verlag

Growth for the top 10 in North and South America

The top 10 DIY retailers in North and South America achieved combined net sales of EUR 203.7 bn in 2017. That was 1.9 per cent more…

News21. June 2018

Dähne Verlag

Top 10 DIY retailers in North and South America

The top 10 DIY retailers in North and South America achieved combined net sales of EUR 203.7 bn in 2017. On a euro basis, that was 1…

Distribution21. June 2018

Obi

And the rodent lives on

Obi isn’t just tweaking its logo; it has embarked on a brand-wide transformation focused on …

Distribution

Sopro

Optimistic

In 2026, Sopro is placing a focus on the renovation business, both in the DIY and professional …

Suppliers

IPM Garden Study

Green Gets Under Your Skin

A new study shows: People want more escape from everyday life. This is where the garden trade can …

Garden

Sopro

Optimistic

In 2026, Sopro is placing a focus on the renovation business, both in the DIY and professional …

Suppliers21. May 2026

FN Neuhofer

A location that makes a statement

With its new plant in Pöndorf, FN Neuhofer is entering the new business field of plastics processin…

Suppliers19. May 2026

Obi

And the rodent lives on

Obi isn’t just tweaking its logo; it has embarked on a brand-wide transformation focused on …

Distribution14. May 2026

From minus 15 to plus 7 per cent in the first quarter and everything in between

Q1 2018 sales development of DIY retailers

Bricoman operating as Obramax in Brazil

Nine per cent of millennials only buy DIY products online

Hagebau embraces digital transformation

Hagebau sales increase in the first six months

Foreign business continues to fuel Hornbach growth

Trade fair in Vietnam wants to increase number of exhibitors

Growth for the top 10 in North and South America

Top 10 DIY retailers in North and South America

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And the rodent lives on

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Green Gets Under Your Skin

Optimistic

A location that makes a statement

And the rodent lives on