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Sales

Clas Ohlson in plus after nine months

The Swedish retail chain Clas Ohlson has closed the first three quarters of its financial year 2017/2018 (May 2017 to January 2018) with an increase in turnover. Sales rose by 2 per cent to SEK 6.528 bn compared to the …

News22. February 2018

End of June

Clas Ohlson’s CFO Göran Melin is leaving the company

The Chief Financial Officer of Clas Ohlson, Göran Melin, is leaving the company. However he will still be fulfilling his tasks …

News22. February 2018

Financial year 2017/2018

Home Depot breaks the 100 billion dollar mark

Home Depot has broken the 100 billion dollar mark with its annual sales. The global market leader closed financial year 2017/2018 on …

News21. February 2018

Financial year 2017

Mr. Bricolage stores make 4.8 per cent less sales

The French DIY store group Mr. Bricolage made 4.8 per cent less last year than in 2016. That was 1.3 per cent less on a comparable…

News21. February 2018

Figures 2017

Coop Bau + Hobby manages a sales increase again

Coop Bau + Hobby can record an increase in sales again for 2017. The DIY store sales channel of the Swiss trading group Coop made …

News21. February 2018

Kesko withdraws

12 of 14 K-rauta stores in Russia are sold to Leroy Merlin

Kesko sells its Russian DIY stores to Leroy Merlin. After the Finnish group reported sales negotiations last week, it has…

News20. February 2018

EUR 21.8 bn

Groupe Adeo grows by 14 per cent in 2017

The French Groupe Adeo achieved growth in its gross sales of around 14 per cent to around EUR 21.8 bn in 2017. That is according to an …

News20. February 2018

Horticultural trade fair

IPM Dubai increases its visitor numbers again

IPM Dubai attracted 4,178 visitors at the beginning of December. This is a growth of almost seven per cent. Among the visitors were in…

News19. February 2018

Up 1.6 per cent

French garden centres return to growth in 2017

After a poor year in 2016, garden centres in France returned to growth last year, with gross sales on a comparable store area …

News16. February 2018

DIY vs. DIFM

Do-it-yourself share of home improvement increases

In 2017 European consumers opted to do it themselves more often. The proportion of home improvement projects realised as …

News16. February 2018

Edra/Ghin

Recycling more together

With a new strategy from the Make It Zero initiative, the DIY sector aims to reduce emissions from …

Distribution

WD-40

The first of its kind

The WD-40 Company Limited is launching an Ecolabel-certified multi-purpose lubricant in Europe.

Suppliers

Aveve

Moving away from 'one-size-fits-all'

In Bornem, the garden centre chain Aveve has unveiled its new shop concept, with which the parent …

Garden

WD-40

The first of its kind

The WD-40 Company Limited is launching an Ecolabel-certified multi-purpose lubricant in Europe.

Suppliers5. August 2026

Edra/Ghin

Recycling more together

With a new strategy from the Make It Zero initiative, the DIY sector aims to reduce emissions from …

Distribution4. August 2026

Private Labels in European DIY

Changing rules of the game

Own-brand products aren’t the problem, says Fiorella Origlia; being replaceable is. The former …

Suppliers29. July 2026

Clas Ohlson in plus after nine months

Clas Ohlson’s CFO Göran Melin is leaving the company

Home Depot breaks the 100 billion dollar mark

Mr. Bricolage stores make 4.8 per cent less sales

Coop Bau + Hobby manages a sales increase again

12 of 14 K-rauta stores in Russia are sold to Leroy Merlin

Groupe Adeo grows by 14 per cent in 2017

IPM Dubai increases its visitor numbers again

French garden centres return to growth in 2017

Do-it-yourself share of home improvement increases

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Recycling more together

The first of its kind

Moving away from 'one-size-fits-all'

The first of its kind

Recycling more together

Changing rules of the game