Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

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 of maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products to the multifamily housing …

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

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 …

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

Obi

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Distribution

Over 30 years’ experience

Yueh-Chi, a versatile expert in pneumatic tools

The Taiwanese manufacturer supplies customers in Europe, the USA, Japan and the Middle East. Above …

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german garden Retail sector

Anything but pessimistic

Obi’s Head of Purchasing, Jochen Ludwig, speaks at this year’s IVG Forum Gartenmarkt. He says: ‘The…

Garden

Over 30 years’ experience

Yueh-Chi, a versatile expert in pneumatic tools

The Taiwanese manufacturer supplies customers in Europe, the USA, Japan and the Middle East. Above …

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Taiwan’s hand tool industry

A mature, export-oriented manufacturing sector

Taiwanese hand tool manufacturers are concentrated primarily in the Taichung region. This …

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Obi

The Masterplan store

More franchising, more professional business, more beavers – in short, more customer experience: …

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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

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

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The Masterplan store

Yueh-Chi, a versatile expert in pneumatic tools

Anything but pessimistic

Yueh-Chi, a versatile expert in pneumatic tools

A mature, export-oriented manufacturing sector

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