Leroy Merlin in Italy is working on a second location of its showroom concept. That is according to a report from the Italian industry service "10 minutes DIY and Garden" (diyandgarden.com). It states that the…
Europe
Sales in cordless garden tools grow by 16 per cent
Sales at DIY stores and garden centres in Europe in cordless garden tools rose by 16 per cent in the last season. This figure, …
June 2018 in Barcelona
6th Global DIY Summit starts registrations
Organisers are now taking registrations for the 6th Global DIY Summit. The congress, which has once again been jointly organised by the …
Robotics, VR, digitalisation
The International Hardware Fair opens up to the future
Already 95 per cent of the space is booked for the Eisenwarenmesse - International Hardware Fair in Cologne. That is …
BeShopping 100
Hubo is the fastest to move up the Belgian e-commerce ranking
The DIY store operator Hubo is amongst the companies with the highest growth rates in Belgian online trade. In the …
Director of European Affairs
Edra’s new man in Brussels is Robert Wright
The new Director of European Affairs of the European DIY Retail Association (Edra) is Robert Wright. The association's new man in …
Third quarter
Comparable store sales of True Value up 3.3 per cent
The US cooperative True Value reports retail comparable store sales up 3.3 per cent for the third quarter compared with the …
February 2018
Richard D. Maltsbarger becomes COO of Lowe’s
A change has taken place in the management team of Lowe's. Richard D. Maltsbarger (42), Lowe's chief development officer and president…
Quarterly figures
Lowe’s reports its hurricane-related sales
Like its competitor Home Depot, Lowe's can now put a figure on its hurricane-related sales in the third quarter of fiscal 2017/2018 …
Third quarter
Kingfisher: another strong performance by Screwfix, weaker store sales
Main distribution line B&Q on a downward trend, a difficult situation in France, Poland doing well, but …