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Good figures for the second quarter of 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 period in the previous year to USD 3.2 bn. The return on sales was 14.7 %, while …

News21. August 2017
No good figures in second quarter
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
New competition for eBay in Europe
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
Sales up by more than six per cent in the second quarter
Home Depot
Sales up by more than six per cent in the second quarter

The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer, yesterday reported sales of $28.1 billion for the second …

News16. August 2017
Bunnings list continues to grow
Homebase
Bunnings list continues to grow

Bunnings is slowly working its way through the list of former Homebase stores that it intends to reopen this year under its own name following …

News15. August 2017
Swiss aim to reduce peat in potting compost
Soils
Swiss aim to reduce peat in potting compost

Under the direction of the Federal Office for the Environment, representatives of the retail trade, the horticultural sector and …

News14. August 2017
Xella disposes of Fels and acquires URSA
Xella
Xella disposes of Fels and acquires URSA

Xella International S.A. (Xella) has sold its business unit Fels to an industrial buyer based in Europe. The deal is still awaiting …

News11. August 2017
Kyocera acquires US fasteners specialist Senco
Kyocera
Kyocera acquires US fasteners specialist Senco

The Kyocera Corporation has acquired 100 per cent ownership of Senco Holdings, Inc., the fastening systems manufacturer based in …

News10. August 2017
Massbuild remains at the previous year’s level in the first half of the year
South Africa
Massbuild remains at the previous year’s level in the first half of the year

Massbuild, the home improvement sales channel of the South African trading group Massmart, was not …

News9. August 2017
British tradesmen have the most positive opinion of selling through DIY stores
Heating, ventilation, air-conditioning
British tradesmen have the most positive opinion of selling through DIY stores

In a European comparison, German tradesmen most strongly reject the selling of professional brands …

News8. August 2017
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The Masterplan store
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The Masterplan store

More franchising, more professional business, more beavers – in short, more customer experience: …

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A mature, export-oriented manufacturing sector
Taiwan’s hand tool industry
A mature, export-oriented manufacturing sector

Taiwanese hand tool manufacturers are concentrated primarily in the Taichung region. This …

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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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