Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

Third quarter

Hurricanes create sales and expenses for Home Depot

Home Depot estimates that recent hurricanes have had a positive effect on its sales. The company puts the increase of comparable store sales due to hurricane-related sales in the third quarter (ending 29 October 2017) …

News15. November 2017

Consumer products

SBM also takes over Bayer production sites in the USA

One year after acquiring the Bayer Garten and Bayer Advanced Consumer businesses (in Europe and the USA), the French …

News15. November 2017

Argand Partners

Equistone sells Oase to American financial investor

The German water garden specialist Oase has got a new majority owner. The previous owner, the investment company Equistone, sold…

News14. November 2017

Germany and Austria

Hagebaumarkt stores gain more than three per cent

Net sales turnover of the Hagebaumarkt stores in Germany and Austria lay at € 1.71 bn after the first nine months of the year. Thu…

News13. November 2017

Central Europe

Over eleven billion euros spent on bathrooms

Volume sales of products for the bathroom total 11.232 billion euros in central Europe (at retail prices). This is the amount spent …

News10. November 2017

CIHS

Once again Shanghai attracts over 50 000 visitors

This year's China International Hardware Show (CIHS), which took place on 22-24 October in Shanghai, attracted a similar number of…

News9. November 2017

Responsibility Report

Home Depot tightens regulations for wood and chemicals

The American DIY chain Home Depot has introduced more stringent regulations for a range of product categories in its 2017 …

News9. November 2017

GfK study

Purchasing power of Europeans climbs by 1.9 per cent in 2017

Europeans have a total of around EUR 9.4 trillion available to them in 2017 for spending on food, living expenses, …

News8. November 2017

Garden centres in France

Gamm vert and Delbard want to merge with Jardiland

A massive concentration in the garden centre market is becoming apparent in France. The agricultural cooperative Invivo, which …

News7. November 2017

Third quarter

Home Pro returns to higher growth rates

The Thai DIY store chain Home Pro performed somewhat better in the third quarter, which it attributes to the improvement in the Thai economy…

News6. 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

Hurricanes create sales and expenses for Home Depot

SBM also takes over Bayer production sites in the USA

Equistone sells Oase to American financial investor

Hagebaumarkt stores gain more than three per cent

Over eleven billion euros spent on bathrooms

Once again Shanghai attracts over 50 000 visitors

Home Depot tightens regulations for wood and chemicals

Purchasing power of Europeans climbs by 1.9 per cent in 2017

Gamm vert and Delbard want to merge with Jardiland

Home Pro returns to higher growth rates

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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