The British garden centre chain dobbies can carry out the restructuring it applied for in September. The restructuring plan was approved by the Court of Session in Scotland. It provides for the closure of ten locations…
Nine months figures
AllHome hounded by weak demand and construction delays
Philippine home improvement retailer AllHome Corp. reported a significant fall in revenues in the nine months ending …
Ace Hardware
Dale Fennel new President of Ace International
Ace Hardware has appointed Dale Fennel as President of Ace International (AIH). Fennel will report to John Surane, Ace Hardware’s …
Personnel changes in the divisional board
Christoph Kilian leaves Bosch Power Tools
Christoph Kilian (51) will leave the Board of Management of Robert Bosch Power Tools GmbH on December 31, 2024 and is leaving the Bosch …
Debt repayment and expansion
Mr. DIY Indonesia submits IPO application
The Indonesian unit of Malaysian home improvement retail group Mr. DIY aims to raise 4.71 trillion Indonesian rupiah (EUR 281,741 mio…
International Hardware Fair Italy
Second edition of the Hardware Fair spin-off in May 2025
The organisers are expecting a high number of exhibitors and visitors for the second edition of the International Hardware …
Financial difficulties
Baywa apparently wants to sell shares in Austrian RWA
The German agricultural and trading group Baywa apparently wants to sell its shares in the Austrian Raiffeisen Ware Austria …
Third quarter
Cencosud's Easy stores only up in Chile
In the third quarter, the Chilean retail group Cencosud achieved an increase in sales with its home improvement division only in its …
In Europe
Leroy Merlin and Manomano are among the top 24 marketplaces
The British analysis company Channel X, in collaboration with the software manufacturer Blue Yonder, the e-commerce …
Campaign in nine countries
Obi presents an emotional TV commercial
Obi is ringing in the pre-Christmas season with its first international marketing campaign, which will be launched simultaneously in nine …