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Hornbach makes a significant investment in multichannel
More than 60 million euros
Hornbach makes a significant investment in multichannel

Germany's Hornbach Group is driving forward the digital transformation of its home improvement retail business. In fiscal 2017/18 alone (1 March 2017 to 28 February 2018) the group invested more than EUR 60 mio in …

News25. May 2018
Wesfarmers sells Homebase to Hilco Capital
Bunnings UK and Ireland
Wesfarmers sells Homebase to Hilco Capital

The Australian Wesfarmers group has sold the British Homebase chain to the investment company Hilco Capital. With this, the Australians …

News25. May 2018
France’s DIY stores lag behind overall market
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 …

News24. May 2018
Marvin Ellison to be new boss of Lowe‘s
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
Sodimac parent company Falabella brings Ikea to South America
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
Praktiker Poland has vanished from the market
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
Clas Ohlson grew by three per cent in fiscal 2017/2018
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
New special exhibition areas for garden furniture and IVG Power Place Green
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
The Tag des Gartens has been axed
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
The French garden market grew again in 2017
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
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The Masterplan store
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The Masterplan store

More franchising, more professional business, more beavers – in short, more customer experience: …

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Kitchen furniture dominates the market
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Kitchen furniture dominates the market

This is the conclusion reached by IFH Cologne. The management consultancy Titze, on the other hand…

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Anything but pessimistic
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Anything but pessimistic

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

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