Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

First quarter

Sales up nearly eleven per cent at Lowe’s

Lowe's ended the first quarter (ended 5 May 2017) of its financial year with sales up by 10.7 per cent. The second-biggest home improvement store operator in the USA and worldwide recorded sales of USD 16.860 bn in this…

News26. May 2017

F. Robotics Acquisitions

MTD acquires Robomow and aims to gain market share in the USA with it

The American manufacturer of garden appliances, MTD Products, has acquired the Israeli company F. Robotics …

News26. May 2017

First quarter

Kingfisher sales down at home with B&Q and in France

In the first quarter of its fiscal year (ended 30 April), the British Kingfisher Group unveiled a nominal sales increase of 5.…

News24. May 2017

First quarter

German DIY stores notch up a sales increase of 5.4 per cent

In the first three months of the year, German DIY and home improvement stores recorded overall gross sales of EUR 4.04 b…

News23. May 2017

Suspected of money laundering

Chairman of Home Pro in Thailand steps down

Anant Asavabhokhin, the chairman and director of the Thai DIY store group Home Product Center Public Company Limited, stepped down from …

News23. May 2017

China

Bosch collaborating with online giant Alibaba

The Bosch Group in Germany is entering into a strategic alliance with the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to strengthen collaboration…

News22. May 2017

Pro business

Lowe’s takes over one more MRO distributor

Lowe's gets more heavily involved in the Pro business. The US DIY store operator acquires Maintenance Supply Headquarters, a distributor …

News19. May 2017

Bunnings UK and Ireland

David Haydon will be the new Homebase boss

David Haydon is to become the head of Homebase in Great Britain. This has been announced by the Australian DIY chain Bunnings, which took…

News19. May 2017

Fewer visitors and exhibitors

The National Hardware Show also addresses online trading

The National Hardware Show took place in the past week in Las Vegas (USA) with more than 2 600 exhibitors. The number of …

News18. May 2017

Sales concept

3E AG drops Toolpark and completely switches to Let’s do it

The Austrian specialised trade cooperation 3E AG has dropped its Toolpark sales concept. The former Toolpark locations …

News18. May 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

Sales up nearly eleven per cent at Lowe’s

MTD acquires Robomow and aims to gain market share in the USA with it

Kingfisher sales down at home with B&Q and in France

German DIY stores notch up a sales increase of 5.4 per cent

Chairman of Home Pro in Thailand steps down

Bosch collaborating with online giant Alibaba

Lowe’s takes over one more MRO distributor

David Haydon will be the new Homebase boss

The National Hardware Show also addresses online trading

3E AG drops Toolpark and completely switches to Let’s do it

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Moving away from 'one-size-fits-all'

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Recycling more together

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