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Leroy Merlin digitalises its retail management worldwide
Roll-out in Italy
Leroy Merlin digitalises its retail management worldwide

The French chain of DIY stores is standardising and digitalising its processes in shopfitting, interior planning and assortment optimisation in its locations throughout the world. After completing the pilot phase …

News16. November 2017
Hurricanes create sales and expenses for Home Depot
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…

News15. November 2017
SBM also takes over Bayer production sites in the USA
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
Equistone sells Oase to American financial investor
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
Hagebaumarkt stores gain more than three per cent
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
Over eleven billion euros spent on bathrooms
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
Once again Shanghai attracts over 50 000 visitors
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
Home Depot tightens regulations for wood and chemicals
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
Purchasing power of Europeans climbs by 1.9 per cent in 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
Gamm vert and Delbard want to merge with Jardiland
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
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More franchising, more professional business, more beavers – in short, more customer experience: …

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Kitchen furniture dominates the market

This is the conclusion reached by IFH Cologne. The management consultancy Titze, on the other hand…

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Anything but pessimistic
DIY Internationalgerman garden Retail sector 
Anything but pessimistic

Obi’s Head of Purchasing, Jochen Ludwig, speaks at this year’s IVG Forum Gartenmarkt. He says: ‘The…

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