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UK garden leisure market grew by six per cent in 2016

AMA Research

UK garden leisure market grew by six per cent in 2016

In 2016, it is estimated that the UK domestic garden leisure market - which includes garden furniture, barbecues and accessories - grew by six per cent in value terms compared with 2015. A new report by AMA Research …

News10. April 2017

Changes in Byggmax Group’s management team

Now without a CEO

Changes in Byggmax Group’s management team

Byggmax Group changes the management team structure to better align with the group's business structure and priorities. The Byggmax …

News7. April 2017

The Danish chain Stark now has a female boss

Britta K. Stenholt

The Danish chain Stark now has a female boss

Britta K. Stenholt has been promoted to CEO of the Danish materials supplier and DIY store chain Stark. She began her career at the …

News7. April 2017

Wolseley sells the DT Group

Stark, Silvan, Beijer, Neumann

Wolseley sells the DT Group

The British Wolseley Group wants to sell its Danish subsidiary DT Group. DT Group is Scandinavia's largest distributor and retailer of building material…

News5. April 2017

German and British handymen are spending more online than their neighbours

Europe

German and British handymen are spending more online than their neighbours

Germany and Great Britain are the countries in Europe in which the most home improvement products were …

News4. April 2017

Home Pro focusses on expansion, also abroad, as well as its new format

Thailand

Home Pro focusses on expansion, also abroad, as well as its new format

The Thai chain of DIY stores Home Pro has announced further expansion abroad. The company report states that …

News3. April 2017

Coop online shops to deliver to pick-up points at other formats

Omni-channel

Coop online shops to deliver to pick-up points at other formats

The online shops of the Swiss Coop Group will deliver orders to stores belonging to other Coop distribution channels…

News31. March 2017

Sales of Do it + Garden and Obi down in Switzerland

Migros 2016

Sales of Do it + Garden and Obi down in Switzerland

Sales by the Swiss retail organisation Migros through its DIY distribution channel Do it + Garden were down by 2.5 per cent last…

News31. March 2017

Bosch Power Tools achieved record sales in 2016

Seven per cent increase

Bosch Power Tools achieved record sales in 2016

Bosch Power Tools achieved record sales of € 4.5 bn in 2016, equivalent to growth of seven per cent in local currency. Nominal …

News31. March 2017

Praktiker modernises all of its stores and plans to open three more

Increased budget

Praktiker modernises all of its stores and plans to open three more

Praktiker Romania has increased the budget allocated for its reshaping process from € 400 000 to € 600 000 for …

News29. March 2017

Recycling more together

Edra/Ghin

Recycling more together

With a new strategy from the Make It Zero initiative, the DIY sector aims to reduce emissions from …

Distribution

The first of its kind

WD-40

The first of its kind

The WD-40 Company Limited is launching an Ecolabel-certified multi-purpose lubricant in Europe.

Suppliers

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

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

The first of its kind

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

Recycling more together

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

Changing rules of the game

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