Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

Great Britain

Next Bunnings store converted

Bunnings, owner of the Homebase chain in Great Britain since February 2016, has converted a third Homebase store to the Bunnings concept. The location is situated in Hemel Hempstead to the north-west of London, almost t…

News20. June 2017

Two new openings

Dedeman invests more than ever before in a new store

Dedeman, the Romanian DIY market leader, opened two new stores at once in the last week. The company invested € 36 mio in B…

News19. June 2017

Spain

Shorter Ferroforma attracts more visitors

19 200 professionals from 71 different countries visited the combined fair of Ferroforma, Subcontratación, Addit3D, Fitmaq, Pumps&…

News16. June 2017

Two new outlets

Byggmax targets the garden market with new store concept

Byggmax is now entering the garden market after having developed its own store concept. The Swedish DIY chain will open its…

News16. June 2017

Fiscal 2016/17

Clas Ohlson sales up by five per cent

The Swedish retailer Clas Ohlson concluded its fiscal 2016/17, running from 1 May 2016 to 30 April 2017, with sales amounting to SEK 7.602 bn…

News13. June 2017

5th Global DIY Summit

Delegates give the summit a massive thumbs-up

The 5th Global DIY Summit in Berlin was rated by delegates more highly than any of the previous events. At the end of the 5th Global …

News13. June 2017

Global DIY Lifetime Award

Gregory Bridgeford: Acknowledgement to free trade

Yesterday's awarding of Greg Bridgeford with the 5th Global DIY Lifetime Award was one of the peaks of the running Global DIY …

News9. June 2017

Clas Ohlson

New services

With more than 15,000 items within Hardware, Electrical, Home, Multimedia and Leisure, Clas Ohlson has become known for providing many types of smart products that …

News9. June 2017