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Global ranking

Only Home Depot and Lowe’s amongst the top 50 retailers

Amongst the top 50 global retailers there are only two pure DIY store operators: Home Depot and Lowe's, the number one and number two in the USA and the world. In the ranking of figures forecasted for 2017, which has …

News4. December 2017

Spain

Brico Centro starts online shop

The Spanish cooperative Brico Centro has recently launched its own online shop, according to reports by the website Ferretería y Bricolaje. …

News1. December 2017

France

Acquisition of Bricorama by Bricomarché is settled

The takeover in the French DIY market, which was announced in summer, is now settled: Bricomarché, the fourth largest DIY store …

News30. November 2017

Opening 2018

Leroy Merlin Italia prepares second showroom

Leroy Merlin in Italy is working on a second location of its showroom concept. That is according to a report from the Italian industry …

News30. November 2017

Europe

Sales in cordless garden tools grow by 16 per cent

Sales at DIY stores and garden centres in Europe in cordless garden tools rose by 16 per cent in the last season. This figure, …

News29. November 2017

June 2018 in Barcelona

6th Global DIY Summit starts registrations

Organisers are now taking registrations for the 6th Global DIY Summit. The congress, which has once again been jointly organised by the …

News28. November 2017

Robotics, VR, digitalisation

The International Hardware Fair opens up to the future

Already 95 per cent of the space is booked for the Eisenwarenmesse - International Hardware Fair in Cologne. That is …

News27. November 2017

BeShopping 100

Hubo is the fastest to move up the Belgian e-commerce ranking

The DIY store operator Hubo is amongst the companies with the highest growth rates in Belgian online trade. In the …

News27. November 2017

Director of European Affairs

Edra’s new man in Brussels is Robert Wright

The new Director of European Affairs of the European DIY Retail Association (Edra) is Robert Wright. The association's new man in …

News24. November 2017

Third quarter

Comparable store sales of True Value up 3.3 per cent

The US cooperative True Value reports retail comparable store sales up 3.3 per cent for the third quarter compared with the …

News23. November 2017

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

Only Home Depot and Lowe’s amongst the top 50 retailers

Brico Centro starts online shop

Acquisition of Bricorama by Bricomarché is settled

Leroy Merlin Italia prepares second showroom

Sales in cordless garden tools grow by 16 per cent

6th Global DIY Summit starts registrations

The International Hardware Fair opens up to the future

Hubo is the fastest to move up the Belgian e-commerce ranking

Edra’s new man in Brussels is Robert Wright

Comparable store sales of True Value up 3.3 per cent

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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