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Growth below target

Home Pro feeling economic differences in the regions

The home improvement store chain Home Pro is experiencing varying levels of regional success with its stores in Thailand. Because the manufacturing sector and thus exports increased along with tourism in the second half…

News25. April 2018

Press report

Rapid sell-off of Bunnings UK expected

Wesfarmers is reported to have asked potential buyers of its British and Irish Homebase and Bunnings stores to submit initial takeover bids, …

News24. April 2018

Fallout from high quarterly downturn

Byggmax aims to grow primarily through garden and e-commerce

In its recently published quarterly report Byggmax confirmed the roughly 15 per cent downturn in sales between January …

News23. April 2018

Kingfisher

B&Q gets another distribution centre

Kingfisher is building a new B&Q distribution centre (DC) in Swindon. The new site is aimed at improving efficiencies within the B&Q …

News20. April 2018

Europe

Except in Germany, the parquet market grows in the first quarter

The overall mood is positive in the European parquet market according to the European Federation of the Parquet …

News20. April 2018

DIY International 2/2018

Giroldi’s theories and a big regional report Spain in the new journal

"Brands - and I'm talking of supplier brands - will play an increasingly important role in the future.…

News19. April 2018

Political reasons

CIHS in Shanghai will take place two weeks earlier than planned

The China International Hardware Show (CIHS) has been brought forward at short notice by almost two weeks and has …

News19. April 2018

Parent company of OBI

Christian W. E. Haub is now sole Tengelmann CEO

Obi's parent company, the German retail group Tengelmann, has a new sole CEO. Christian W. E. Haub (53) is the sole member of the …

News19. April 2018

Figures

The Spanish regions

At the end of 2017 there were 317 DIY stores in Spain. The figures of DIY International's latest regional report Spain available for download

Distribution18. April 2018

Dähne Verlag: top 10

Adeo sets itself apart from the European competition

The distance between the French Groupe Adeo as number 1 among the European DIY store operators and its competition continues to…

News18. April 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

Home Pro feeling economic differences in the regions

Rapid sell-off of Bunnings UK expected

Byggmax aims to grow primarily through garden and e-commerce

B&Q gets another distribution centre

Except in Germany, the parquet market grows in the first quarter

Giroldi’s theories and a big regional report Spain in the new journal

CIHS in Shanghai will take place two weeks earlier than planned

Christian W. E. Haub is now sole Tengelmann CEO

The Spanish regions

Adeo sets itself apart from the European competition

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And the rodent lives on

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Green Gets Under Your Skin

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A location that makes a statement

And the rodent lives on