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Income tends to be less important

Where to buy DIY products? Experience and age play a role

What influence do the level of DIY experience, age and income have on whether a customer buys DIY products at a DIY store? This question has been looked into by the market research company USP Marketing Consultancy. In …

News8. November 2018

AMA Research

UK houshold textiles market to grow by up to two per cent

Having experienced overall growth of 13 per cent between 2013 and 2017, the UK household textiles market has been …

News8. November 2018

Strategic reassessment

Lowe’s closes 20 stores in the USA and 27 in Canada

The US DIY store giant Lowe's is closing 20 stores in the USA as well as 27 stores and four other corporate subsidiaries in …

News7. November 2018

Up 22 per cent in 2017

Following a jump in sales, Praktiker Hungary modernises its stores

Praktiker Hungary has started an investment program and wants to have modernised all of its currently 20 stores …

News6. November 2018

Hardware, lighting, renewable energy

Expo F in Panama joins Inter Lumi

The next edition of the hardware fair Expo F in Panama will be held together with the Inter Lumi. The event organisers America Expo Group expect …

News5. November 2018

DIY chains lead the way

Romanian market grows by another seven per cent in 2018

The Romanian DIY market grew by 8.5 per cent to a volume of EUR 12.4 bn in 2017, according to estimates by the market …

News2. November 2018

Two per cent

Only modest growth in Home Pro sales

The Thai home improvement chain Home Pro is no longer achieving the high growth in sales seen in previous years. In the third quarter, the …

News31. October 2018

Norway

Byggmakker acquires more members

The Norwegian subsidiary of Kesko, Byggmakker, has acquired another of its members and purchased the DIY retail business of Sørbø Trelast AS and …

News30. October 2018

Sweden

Järnia and Bolist have merged

The two cooperatives Järnia and Bolist merged in October after Järnia members took the decision back in May to join the larger Bolist cooperative. …

News30. October 2018

New format

Clas Ohlson Lab Store opens in Stockholm

Clas Ohlson has opened a so-called Lab Store in Stockholm. The store is a new concept that is built like a home and forms part of the …

News29. October 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

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Anything but pessimistic

Obi’s Head of Purchasing, Jochen Ludwig, speaks at this year’s IVG Forum Gartenmarkt. He says: ‘The…

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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

Where to buy DIY products? Experience and age play a role

UK houshold textiles market to grow by up to two per cent

Lowe’s closes 20 stores in the USA and 27 in Canada

Following a jump in sales, Praktiker Hungary modernises its stores

Expo F in Panama joins Inter Lumi

Romanian market grows by another seven per cent in 2018

Only modest growth in Home Pro sales

Byggmakker acquires more members

Järnia and Bolist have merged

Clas Ohlson Lab Store opens in Stockholm

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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