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Strategic realignment

Mr. Bricolage sends three pilot stores in three formats into the running

Mr. Bricolage has put three pilot stores into operation for an overhauled concept. Thus, the French DIY store group, which is struggling with sales declines, has implemented an important undertaking from its strategic R…

News2. August 2018

First half of 2018

Wickes saves personnel and loses nearly six per cent

The British DIY store chain Wickes made 5.8 per cent less sales in the first half of the year than in the same period of the …

News1. August 2018

22 openings

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…

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

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

german garden Retail sector

Anything but pessimistic

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

Garden

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

Mr. Bricolage sends three pilot stores in three formats into the running

Wickes saves personnel and loses nearly six per cent

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

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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