Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

USA

Home Depot sells Tesla solar roofs

DIY market leader Home Depot now markets products by the electric car manufacturer Tesla. More specifically, these are solar roofs and the Powerwall battery technology. The product marketing includes consultation …

News7. February 2018

Bamboo Rose

Strategic partner of the Home Improvement eRetailer Summit

The Home Improvement eRetailer Summit has entered into a strategic agreement with Bamboo Rose, a product innovation …

News7. February 2018

Bathrooms - Houzz

Stylish, s’il vous plaît

The ideas website Houzz asked the French about how they renovate their bathrooms

Suppliers7. February 2018

Withdrawal?

Bunnings makes large losses in UK and disappoints parent company

The takeover of the British Homebase DIY stores is causing the Australian chain Bunnings greater problems than …

News6. February 2018

Wesfarmers

Peter PJ Davis is now definitively leaving Bunnings

Peter PJ Davis, until recently Managing Director of Bunnings in Great Britain and Ireland, is now definitively leaving Bunnings…

News6. February 2018

Sales 2017

Eurobaustoff breaks the six-billion-euro barrier

The German speciality retail cooperative Eurobaustoff increased its sales last year by 4.22 per cent, with a purchasing volume …

News5. February 2018

Fiscal 2017

Plus for Kesko’s building and home improvement trade

The building and home improvement trade of the Finnish Kesko Group increased its net sales in 2017 by 3.7 per cent to 2.276 bn …

News2. February 2018

Shopping centre

Clas Ohlson’s next Norwegian Compact Store now open

Swedish retailer Clas Ohlson opened its second Compact Store in the Norwegian market. The new store is located in the Koch …

News2. February 2018

Germany and Austria

Hagebaumarkt sales increase by nearly three per cent

The 387 stores of the Hagebaumarkt distribution channel in Germany and Austria increased their sales by 2.9 per cent in 2017, …

News1. February 2018

Messe Essen

Positive mood in spite of fewer visitors and exhibitors at the IPM

An "outstandingly positive mood" was the verdict of fair director Oliver P. Kuhrt, referring to the …

News31. January 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

Home Depot sells Tesla solar roofs

Strategic partner of the Home Improvement eRetailer Summit

Stylish, s’il vous plaît

Bunnings makes large losses in UK and disappoints parent company

Peter PJ Davis is now definitively leaving Bunnings

Eurobaustoff breaks the six-billion-euro barrier

Plus for Kesko’s building and home improvement trade

Clas Ohlson’s next Norwegian Compact Store now open

Hagebaumarkt sales increase by nearly three per cent

Positive mood in spite of fewer visitors and exhibitors at the IPM

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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