Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

USA

Lowe’s grows by 8.5 per cent in the first half of the year

Lowe's, the number two DIY operator in the United States and throughout the world, completed the first six months (ending 4 August 2017) of the current financial year 2017/2018 with an increase in sales of 8.5 per cent.…

News24. August 2017

Orlando

eRetailer Summit enters the second round

The second Home Improvement eRetailer Summit will take place from 13 - 15 September 2017 at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Fla. (USA)…

News24. August 2017

May to July

Clas Ohlson grew by one per cent in the first quarter

The Swedish retail chain Clas Ohlson has reported scarcely any growth in the current financial year to date. From May to July…

News24. August 2017

Dähne Verlag

Expanded European home improvement statistics now out

Dähne Verlag has just published the latest statistics for European home improvement retailers in an expanded and updated forma…

News23. August 2017

Anders Johansson Eickhoff departs

Change at the helm of Skånska Byggvaror

A change is imminent at the helm of Skånska Byggvaror, which has been a subsidiary of the Swedish DIY chain Byggmax for two years now. After…

News23. August 2017

DIY statistics

Soon 50 DIY stores with over 15 000 m² retail area in Germany

The latest assessment by the DIY editorial staff indicates that there were 49 builders' merchants and DIY stores in …

News22. August 2017

E-commerce

Asia leading the way in online shopping

With its two mega markets of China and India, Asia-Pacific is the biggest region for online shopping in the world, according to a study by …

Distribution22. August 2017

Stanley Black & Decker

Good figures for the second quarter of 2017

Stanley Black & Decker has reported an increase in sales for the second quarter of 2017 of ten per cent compared with the same …

News21. August 2017

Kingfisher

No good figures in second quarter

Kingfisher has reported a decline in sales of 1.9 per cent to GBP 3.148 bn (all figures, including the following, on a like-for-like basis) for …

News18. August 2017

Facebook Marketplace

New competition for eBay in Europe

This week Facebook launches its online trading platform Facebook Marketplace in 17 European countries, including Germany. Users of the new …

News17. August 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

Lowe’s grows by 8.5 per cent in the first half of the year

eRetailer Summit enters the second round

Clas Ohlson grew by one per cent in the first quarter

Expanded European home improvement statistics now out

Change at the helm of Skånska Byggvaror

Soon 50 DIY stores with over 15 000 m² retail area in Germany

Asia leading the way in online shopping

Good figures for the second quarter of 2017

No good figures in second quarter

New competition for eBay in Europe

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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