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Groupe Adeo

DIY Lifetime Award 2018 goes to Damien Delaplanque

The Global DIY Lifetime Award 2018 goes to Damien Delaplanque who was CEO at Groupe Adeo until last year. The prize will be awarded on 13 June 2018 as part of the Global DIY Summit in Barcelona. It is presented by the …

News23. February 2018

Five more countries

Mr. Bricolage expands its involvement in Africa

Mr. Bricolage is planning further expansion in Africa. There are to be locations in Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Togo with t…

News22. February 2018

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 …

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

Obi

The Masterplan store

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

Distribution

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: …

Distribution11. September 2026

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

DIY Lifetime Award 2018 goes to Damien Delaplanque

Mr. Bricolage expands its involvement in Africa

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

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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