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Panama

Expo F 2018 will print a house in just six hours

A DIY workshop Print and Build a House will be part of the conference program to be held during Expo F 2018, the International Trade Fair for Hardware & Tools that will take place from 20 to 22 September in Panama. …

News6. July 2018

USP

ROPO effect depends on product and age

Around 39 per cent of DIY product purchases are prepared in advance by the consumer through Internet research. This is normally spoken of as …

News5. July 2018

Chile

SMU sells building materials and DIY chain Construmart

The Chilean retail group SMU has sold its building materials and DIY chain Construmart for USD 50.625 mio. The new owner is …

News4. July 2018

Market entry

Jem & Fix sees potential for 50 stores in Norway

The Danish DIY store chain Jem & Fix sees a potential of up to 50 locations in Norway. That is what country manager Kennet …

News3. July 2018

Online competition

Migros undergoes transformation and cuts back on jobs

The Swiss retail group Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund (MGB) is simplifying its organisation and internal processes in the central…

News2. July 2018

17 per cent more exhibitors

Hortiflorexpo IPM Beijing attracts 22 per cent more visitors

Hortiflorexpo IPM Beijing 2018 drew to a close with big increases in all figures. From 10 to 12 May 2018 the New China …

News29. June 2018

Global DIY sales

From minus 15 to plus 7 per cent in the first quarter and everything in between

From minus 15 per cent to plus 7 per cent: that's the spread in sales variations of DIY store …

News28. June 2018

Statistics

Q1 2018 sales development of DIY retailers

The statistics experts at Dähne Verlag have collated the interim results of 17 DIY store operators in Europe, North and South America and…

Distribution28. June 2018

Groupe Adeo

Bricoman operating as Obramax in Brazil

Bricoman has its first store in Brazil under the changed brand name Obramax. Bricoman is a chain of builders' merchants belonging to Groupe …

News27. June 2018

Consors Finanz

Nine per cent of millennials only buy DIY products online

Nearly one in ten millennials in Europe (nine per cent) buys products in the furnishings/DIY articles/garden category on …

News26. June 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

Expo F 2018 will print a house in just six hours

ROPO effect depends on product and age

SMU sells building materials and DIY chain Construmart

Jem & Fix sees potential for 50 stores in Norway

Migros undergoes transformation and cuts back on jobs

Hortiflorexpo IPM Beijing attracts 22 per cent more visitors

From minus 15 to plus 7 per cent in the first quarter and everything in between

Q1 2018 sales development of DIY retailers

Bricoman operating as Obramax in Brazil

Nine per cent of millennials only buy DIY products online

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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