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Toolstation grows, also on a like-for-like basis, by almost eleven per cent

The small store and professional sales channel Toolstation in the British group Travis Perkins continues to expand and increases its sales, also on a like-for-like basis. In the first half of the year it achieved a …

News1. August 2018

Minus four per cent

Mr. Bricolage loses sales in first half of the year

The French DIY store group Mr. Bricolage closed the first half of the year with a decline in sales. With an overall volume of …

News31. July 2018

Omnichannel

Kesko Senukai acquires the Baltic online retailer 1A Group

The Finish Kesko Corporation's joint venture in the Baltics, Kesko Senukai, has agreed to acquire 1A Group, one of the …

News30. July 2018

Takeover complete

Scotts International now called Evergreen Garden Care

Scotts International is now trading as Evergreen Garden Care. The former international Scotts Miracle-Gro Company was acquired…

News27. July 2018

Germany and Austria

New joint venture reinvigorates the Raiffeisen scene

A shake-up is taking place in the segment covering Raiffeisen cooperative stores and small DIY stores in Austria and above all …

News26. July 2018

First half 2018

Kesko increased net sales in Finland by 1.3 per cent

The building and technical trade division of the Finnish Kesko Group (excluding speciality goods trade) ended the first half of…

News25. July 2018

Expansion

Lowe’s opens three stores virtually simultaneously in Mexico

Lowe's has cranked up the pace of its expansion in Mexico. In the space of less than four weeks, the American chain has…

News24. July 2018

Spain

Tulpik: lending across all sales channels

In Spain, a cross-divisional online platform for borrowing DIY equipment and tools will be starting in September this year under the name …

News23. July 2018

Urban format

Leroy Merlin opens store in Madrid

Leroy Merlin has opened a new store in Raimundo Fernández Villaverde Street in Madrid. The urban-format proximity-format was implemented. The …

News20. July 2018

Interim Report

Byggmax expands in great strides

During the second quarter, the implementation of the strategic plan continued at a high pace, reports Byggmax. This year the company opened at …

News19. July 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

Toolstation grows, also on a like-for-like basis, by almost eleven per cent

Mr. Bricolage loses sales in first half of the year

Kesko Senukai acquires the Baltic online retailer 1A Group

Scotts International now called Evergreen Garden Care

New joint venture reinvigorates the Raiffeisen scene

Kesko increased net sales in Finland by 1.3 per cent

Lowe’s opens three stores virtually simultaneously in Mexico

Tulpik: lending across all sales channels

Leroy Merlin opens store in Madrid

Byggmax expands in great strides

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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