Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

August to October

Home Depot increases sales by six per cent

Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer, reports sales of USD 23.154 bn for the third quarter of fiscal year 2016 (ending 30 October), a 6.1 per cent increase from the third quarter of fiscal year 2015…

News17. November 2016

Franchise

Clas Ohlson’s second store in Dubai opens

The Swedish trading company Clas Ohlson opens its second franchise store in Dubai. The store is located in Mercato Shopping Mall, a …

News17. November 2016

Three quarters

Hagebaumarkt stores grow by 3.6 per cent

Hagebaumarkt stores in Germany and Austria gained sales of € 1.656 bn in the first three quarters of 2016. That is 3.6 per cent more than …

News16. November 2016

Spain

Bricoking files for bankruptcy and carries on

The Spanish chain of DIY stores Bricoking has filed for bankruptcy (concurso de acreedores). After reports of this started to appear …

News15. November 2016

Homebase transformation

Bunnings opens the first British pilot store in February

The first British Bunnings Warehouse pilot store is to be opened in St. Albans mid-February. Before the end of July the …

News15. November 2016

Balkow successor

Peter Jelkeby acting CEO of Clas Ohlson

Peter Jelkeby, vice president at Clas Ohlson, will as of 1 January 2017 be in charge of operations as acting CEO during the transition …

News14. November 2016

From 2018

Hagebau gives itself a new management structure

The German specialist trade and DIY store cooperation Hagebau gets a new management structure. As of 2018 there will be a chairman …

News11. November 2016

After Euretco takeover

EK executive board with four members in future

The German cooperation EK-Servicegroup is restructuring its executive board starting 1 January 2017. Instead of the previous three, …

News11. November 2016

DIY International 4/2016 now out

Regional report France, Brexit and readers’ survey

A new edition of the trade journal DIY International has now been published with a regional report on France. It not only …

News10. November 2016

Russia

Vymos wants to extend and further expand its stores

The St. Petersburg trading company Vymos wants to extend and modernise its stores. It has announced that it will be investing …

News9. November 2016

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 increases sales by six per cent

Clas Ohlson’s second store in Dubai opens

Hagebaumarkt stores grow by 3.6 per cent

Bricoking files for bankruptcy and carries on

Bunnings opens the first British pilot store in February

Peter Jelkeby acting CEO of Clas Ohlson

Hagebau gives itself a new management structure

EK executive board with four members in future

Regional report France, Brexit and readers’ survey

Vymos wants to extend and further expand its stores

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Recycling more together

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

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Recycling more together

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