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Further expansion

Byggmax opens new store in Lycksele

The retailer Byggmax is to open a new store at Fabriksgatan 9 in Lycksele during spring 2019. The store will employ four to five people. "The address is perfect for us and we are looking forward to opening up a …

News6. September 2018

Garden

Spoga+Gafa 2018: international scope increases

Spoga+Gafa closed its doors after the three-day show with an increased visitor total. The trends and themed worlds focusing on the …

News5. September 2018

Presentation

Chamber of commerce delegation visits FN Neuhofer

The company FN Neuhofer received a visit last week from the president of the Upper Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKOÖ), Doris …

News4. September 2018

Expansion

Byggmax opens new store in Södertälje

The home improvement discounter chain Byggmax, which continues to grow, opened a new store in Södertälje last week. The new store is located …

News3. September 2018

Plus e-commerce and garden

International statistics covering an expanded range of subjects

The range of topics covered by the latest edition of Dähne Verlag's international home improvement retailing …

News31. August 2018

First half of 2018

Massbuild increases sales by 7.6 per cent

Massbuild, the home improvement retail and building materials division of the South African Massmart group, ended the first half of 2018 w…

News30. August 2018

New opening days

Tuesday to Thursday opening for Glee from 2019 onwards

The British garden trade show Glee is changing its opening days from next year and will run from Tuesday to Thursday instead …

News29. August 2018

5 per cent up

Cashbuild growth in 2017/2018 purely down to expansion

The South African Cashbuild Group increased its sales in the recently ended fiscal 2017/2018 (ended 30 June 2018) by 5 per …

News28. August 2018

Second quarter

Seven per cent growth for Lowe’s

Lowe's increased its sales for the second quarter (ended 3 August 2018) by 7.1 per cent to USD 20.888 bn over the second quarter of 2017. …

News27. August 2018

USA

Lowe’s closes all Orchard stores and restructures range

Lowe's is giving up its Orchard Supply Hardware channel and closing all 99 stores in the chain by the end of fiscal 2018/201…

News24. August 2018

Edra/Ghin

Recycling more together

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

Distribution

WD-40

The first of its kind

The WD-40 Company Limited is launching an Ecolabel-certified multi-purpose lubricant in Europe.

Suppliers

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

WD-40

The first of its kind

The WD-40 Company Limited is launching an Ecolabel-certified multi-purpose lubricant in Europe.

Suppliers5. August 2026

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

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

Byggmax opens new store in Lycksele

Spoga+Gafa 2018: international scope increases

Chamber of commerce delegation visits FN Neuhofer

Byggmax opens new store in Södertälje

International statistics covering an expanded range of subjects

Massbuild increases sales by 7.6 per cent

Tuesday to Thursday opening for Glee from 2019 onwards

Cashbuild growth in 2017/2018 purely down to expansion

Seven per cent growth for Lowe’s

Lowe’s closes all Orchard stores and restructures range

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Recycling more together

The first of its kind

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

The first of its kind

Recycling more together

Changing rules of the game