Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

February to April

Home Depot makes five per cent more sales

Home Depot, the largest DIY store operator in the United States and in the world, achieved sales of USD 23.887 bn in the first quarter of its current financial year (ending 30 April 2017). This is an increase of 4…

News17. May 2017

2017 and 2018

Latvian chain Depo DIY expands in Lithuania

The Latvian chain of DIY stores Depo DIY is embarking on further expansion into its southern neighbouring country Lithuania. It has …

News16. May 2017

2016/17

Clas Ohlson increases sales by five per cent

The Swedish chain Clas Ohlson, which is also active in the home improvement field with its range of products, has finished financial …

News16. May 2017

Tripled in five years

Six per cent of Home Depot’s sales are generated online

The world's largest home centre retailer, Home Depot, is now getting about six per cent of its sales from the Internet. It …

News15. May 2017

Autumn 2017

Sarah König new head of group expansion at Byggmax Group

The Swedish Byggmax Group has hired Sarah König as head of group expansion and member of the group management team. She …

News12. May 2017

New strategy

“Obi next” coming, Alemagna going

Obi, the market leader in Germany and number three DIY store group in Europe, is adopting a new corporate strategy with immediate effect. The aim …

News11. May 2017

DIY and retail trade

Hagebau expanding to Belgium with admission of Menouquin

On 1 May the German cooperative Hagebau gained the Belgian cooperative Menouquin SCRL as a member. Menouquin currently has …

News11. May 2017

Consumer division

Scotts Europe and Australia go to financial investor Exponent

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, a globally active supplier of consumer products for lawn and garden care, has …

News11. May 2017

Austria

Slight growth in Lagerhaus DIY and garden sales in 2016

The DIY and garden stores of the Austrian Lagerhaus cooperatives recorded sales of € 611 mio in 2016, representing a small …

News10. May 2017

First quarter

Sales up by more than eight per cent for Hagebaumarkt

The Hagebaumarkt DIY distribution channel of German speciality retail cooperative Hagebau increased its first-quarter sales by…

News9. 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

Home Depot makes five per cent more sales

Latvian chain Depo DIY expands in Lithuania

Clas Ohlson increases sales by five per cent

Six per cent of Home Depot’s sales are generated online

Sarah König new head of group expansion at Byggmax Group

“Obi next” coming, Alemagna going

Hagebau expanding to Belgium with admission of Menouquin

Scotts Europe and Australia go to financial investor Exponent

Slight growth in Lagerhaus DIY and garden sales in 2016

Sales up by more than eight per cent for Hagebaumarkt

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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