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Home Depot raises volume
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. Comparable sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 were positive …

News17. May 2018
Arabesque relies on its retail brand Mathaus
Romania
Arabesque relies on its retail brand Mathaus

The Romanian materials supplier Arabesque strengthens its retail brand Mathaus and its nationwide online activities. It has removed its…

News16. May 2018
Lagerhaus stores make five percent more sales in 2017
Raiffeisen Ware Austria
Lagerhaus stores make five percent more sales in 2017

The Lagerhaus DIY and garden stores in the Austrian cooperative group RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria achieved a significant …

News15. May 2018
Several prospective buyers for Homebase and Bunnings UK
Not uncontroversial
Several prospective buyers for Homebase and Bunnings UK

There are reported to be several prospective buyers for Homebase. The ailing British chain of DIY stores has belonged to …

News14. May 2018
More Interzoo visitors from abroad
Provisional closing report Back
More Interzoo visitors from abroad

According to the provisional closing report, around 39 000 trade visitors from over 125 countries visited Interzoo between 8 and 11 May. This …

News14. May 2018
Rusta expands into Finland following acquisition
Hong Kong discount chain
Rusta expands into Finland following acquisition

The Swedish discount chain Rusta has acquired the Finnish low-cost chain Hong Kong, which operates a similar retail format. Hong …

News11. May 2018
Petrovich displaces Obi from no. 2 slot in Russian market
20 per cent increase
Petrovich displaces Obi from no. 2 slot in Russian market

There's a new no. 2 in the Russian DIY market. Following growth of 20 per cent in 2017 to a sales volume of RUB 37.8 bn …

News9. May 2018
Clas Ohlson targeting growth in the Nordic countries by offering services
New strategy
Clas Ohlson targeting growth in the Nordic countries by offering services

Swedish retail chain Clas Ohlson has now provided specific information about how its previously announced …

News8. May 2018
Number of stores in Japan rising faster than sales
Long-term trend
Number of stores in Japan rising faster than sales

A slight increase in sales, but a bigger increase in the number of stores: this trend in the Japanese DIY market, which has …

News7. May 2018
New boss for France’s garden centre market leader
In Vivo Retail
New boss for France’s garden centre market leader

The garden centre market leader in France is getting a new boss. Guillaume Darrasse (54) will be CEO of In Vivo Retail as of …

News4. 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
DIY Internationalgerman garden Retail sector 
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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Financial savings are the main reasons why Europeans are opting for water-saving solutions. The …

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