Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

2017 statistics

France’s DIY stores lag behind overall market

The French home improvement market grew by 1.9 per cent last year to a total volume of EUR 26.0 bn. The performance of the DIY stores was below average, with aggregated sales only increasing by 1.1 per cent to EUR 19.87…

News24. May 2018

Successor to Robert A. Niblock

Marvin Ellison to be new boss of Lowe‘s

The new head of Lowe's, the world's second-biggest home improvement chain, is Marvin R. Ellison. He has been named president and CEO with …

News24. May 2018

Chile, Colombia and Peru

Sodimac parent company Falabella brings Ikea to South America

The Chilean retail group Falabella, which operates in the home improvement sector through its subsidiary Sodimac, is …

News24. May 2018

Restructuring and sale collapses

Praktiker Poland has vanished from the market

Praktiker Poland is no more. The five stores remaining have been liquidated with their stock, as reported in the Polish newspaper Puls…

News23. May 2018

Online sales up by 33 per cent

Clas Ohlson grew by three per cent in fiscal 2017/2018

The Swedish retail chain Clas Ohlson increased its sales in fiscal 2017/2018 (ended 30 April 2018) by 3 per cent to SEK 8.21…

News22. May 2018

Spoga+Gafa 2018

New special exhibition areas for garden furniture and IVG Power Place Green

For the first time at the upcoming Spoga+Gafa there will be an internationally curated trend show for …

News18. May 2018

No success

The Tag des Gartens has been axed

The Tag des Gartens will not take place this year. After three events, Koelnmesse is dumping this consumer garden fair which usually took place on…

News18. May 2018

After 2016 minus

The French garden market grew again in 2017

After a bad previous year, the garden market grew again in France in 2017. Total sales increased by 1.8 per cent after they still sank …

News17. May 2018

First Quarter 2018

Home Depot raises volume

The Home Depot is reporting sales of $24.9 billion for the first quarter of fiscal 2018, a 4.4 percent increase from the first quarter of fiscal 2017. …

News17. May 2018