Is it worth investing in the brand? USP Marketing Consultancy has looked at the aided brand awareness of 18 branded manufacturers as well as of private labels of retailers among European consumers. Reiner Zuydgeest, …
Fiscal 2017
Skånska Byggvaror puts the brakes on Byggmax growth
The Swedish DIY store group Byggmax ended 2017 with net sales amounting to SEK 5.3214 bn. Sales thus increased by 2.0 per cent …
Building materials
Saint-Gobain reorganises parts of the management
Frank Bielfeld, chief operating officer and sales director of Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Deutschland GmbH, is leaving the …
Husqvarna
Menges moves from Gardena to the Swedish group headquarters
As from 1 February 2018, Sascha Menges, until now president of the Gardena division and location manager of Germany, …
Deloitte
Only one home improvement company amongst the Top 10 retailers worldwide
Home Depot is the only home improvement retailer in the Top 10 sales ranking of the world's largest retail …
Good registration numbers
Communicatively, Spoga+Gafa 2018 focuses on soil and fertilisers
In addition to outdoor furniture, the communicative focus of Spoga+Gafa 2018 is to be on the themes soil, substrate…
Edra/Ghin/Fediyma
Prominent celebrities in the programme of the 6th Global DIY Summit
The 6th Global DIY Summit on 13 and 14 June in Barcelona is presented under the motto "DIY Next - …
Core business
Byggmax restructures Skånska Byggvaror with the garden as the focus
Byggmax is taking action to shake up Skånska Byggvaror, its problematic subsidiary acquired in 2015. The primary…
Interim figures
Kesko’s building and technical trade grew by one per cent in 2017
In its building and technical trade division, the Finnish Kesko Group achieved sales of 4.6092 bn euros last year…
Edra/Ghin and Fediyma
Global DIY Summit expected to break another record for delegate attendance
The number of delegates at this year's Global DIY Summit will rise again and break the previous record of…