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Strongest growth for click & collect in furniture and floor coverings

UK

Strongest growth for click & collect in furniture and floor coverings

Furniture and floor coverings will be the fastest-growing click & collect category by far in the UK. At any rate, that is the prediction of market research company Global Data. It anticipates that click & …

News3. January 2017

Happy new year!

2017

Happy new year!

All of us at Dähne publishers, DIYinternational.com, and DIY International wish all our readers and advertisers a good start to the year 2017.

News30. December 2016

Hardware and DIY continue to grow in Spain

Third quarter

Hardware and DIY continue to grow in Spain

The Spanish hardware and DIY trade grew by seven per cent in the third quarter, compared to the same period last year. DIY stores …

News29. December 2016

New production record for 2016

Bosch Power Tools

New production record for 2016

According to company information, Bosch Power Tools will achieve a new production record in 2016 with its drills, lawn mowers and laser measures: the…

News29. December 2016

Asia-Pacific Sourcing is expecting more exhibitors and visitors

Koelnmesse

Asia-Pacific Sourcing is expecting more exhibitors and visitors

Asia-Pacific Sourcing 2017, which takes place from 7 - 9 March in Cologne (Germany), will be bigger than the …

News28. December 2016

Hornbach continues to grow more strongly abroad than in Germany

Good third quarter

Hornbach continues to grow more strongly abroad than in Germany

The 154 Hornbach DIY stores in nine European countries made sales of around € 900.9 mio in the third quarter (1 …

News27. December 2016

Bauhaus just prior to market entry in Luxembourg

Still to come 2016

Bauhaus just prior to market entry in Luxembourg

The German DIY store operator Bauhaus will be launching its first location in Luxembourg just before the new year. The store in …

News23. December 2016

Bauhaus opens online shop in Switzerland

Since December

Bauhaus opens online shop in Switzerland

At the start of December the German DIY store operator Bauhaus opened an online shop for the Swiss market. The business blog carpathia.ch …

News22. December 2016

Festive wishes!

Merry Christmas

Festive wishes!

All of us at Dähne publishers, DIYinternational.com, and DIY International wish all our readers and advertisers a happy Christmas.

News22. December 2016

Ikea director Lotta Lyrå is appointed CEO of Clas Ohlson

Change in June

Ikea director Lotta Lyrå is appointed CEO of Clas Ohlson

In future Lotta Lyrå will be at the head of the Swedish trading company Clas Ohlson. On 16 June 2017 she will take on the …

News21. December 2016

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