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Up 4.9 per cent overall

Hornbach continues to get its impulses from abroad

The German DIY store operator Hornbach also got its strongest growth impulses from abroad in financial year 2017/2018 (ending 28 February 2018), according to a statement in Trading. Because while sales at the Hornbach …

News23. March 2018

Kingfisher 2017/2018

B&Q, Castorama and Brico Dépôt lose sales

Overall, Kingfisher reports an increase in sales for its financial year 2017/2018 (ending 31 January 2018); however after adjusting for c…

News22. March 2018

In the whole group

Kingfisher relies on a unified and unique assortment

Kingfisher positively evaluates its efforts of unifying its assortment in all sales channels. The so-called unified and unique …

News22. March 2018

Up 7.3 per cent

Leroy Merlin España gets record sales and takes to the city centre

Leroy Merlin España has brought in record sales for the fifth year in a row. In the past year, the subsidiary of …

News22. March 2018

4.9 billion euros

UK garden products market grew by 3 per cent last year

The UK domestic garden products distribution market was worth an estimated GBP 4.9 bn in 2017 at retail selling prices (RSP)…

News21. March 2018

Les Mousquetaires

Bricomarché grows in France by 1.6 per cent

The French trading group Les Mousquetaires made sales of EUR 2.58 bn last year with its DIY sales channels Bricomarché and Brico Cash. …

News20. March 2018

9.1 like-for-like growth

Woodie’s can present good growth for 2017

The Irish DIY chain Woodie's increased its like-for-like revenue by 9.1 per cent last year, according to its British parent company Grafto…

News19. March 2018

1.5 per cent

Leroy Merlin Russia manages at least a modest sales increase in 2017

Leroy Merlin continues to grow in Russia. While most of its competitors saw a downturn in their fortunes in 201…

News16. March 2018

July to December 2017

Cashbuild only growing through new stores

The South African home improvement and building materials retail group Cashbuild increased its sales in the first six months of the …

News15. March 2018

Third quarter

Clas Ohlson remains steady at plus two per cent during Christmas period

The Swedish retailer Clas Ohlson has reported a sales increase of 2 per cent to SEK 2.746 bn (EUR 270 …

News15. March 2018

Obi

The Masterplan store

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

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Kitchen furnishings

Kitchen furniture dominates the market

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

Suppliers

german garden Retail sector

Anything but pessimistic

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

Garden

Obi

The Masterplan store

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

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Six years after a pandemic-ridden start

Modern home improvement retailing pioneer Ace Home Center Vietnam finds its footing

No one could have predicted that 22 November 2019 would end up being one of the worst possible …

Distribution10. September 2026

Consumers

Staying liquid

Financial savings are the main reasons why Europeans are opting for water-saving solutions. The …

Distribution9. September 2026

Hornbach continues to get its impulses from abroad

B&Q, Castorama and Brico Dépôt lose sales

Kingfisher relies on a unified and unique assortment

Leroy Merlin España gets record sales and takes to the city centre

UK garden products market grew by 3 per cent last year

Bricomarché grows in France by 1.6 per cent

Woodie’s can present good growth for 2017

Leroy Merlin Russia manages at least a modest sales increase in 2017

Cashbuild only growing through new stores

Clas Ohlson remains steady at plus two per cent during Christmas period

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The Masterplan store

Kitchen furniture dominates the market

Anything but pessimistic

The Masterplan store

Modern home improvement retailing pioneer Ace Home Center Vietnam finds its footing

Staying liquid