Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

Groupe Adeo

Leroy Merlin working on entry into South African market

Leroy Merlin is preparing to enter the South African market. The French DIY store chain, part of Groupe Adeo, is currently developing an organisational structure in the country. It plans to open its first store there in…

News2. September 2016

Wesfarmers 2015/2016

Bunnings grows by eleven per cent, Homebase is being converted

The home improvement division of the Australian Wesfarmers Group recorded sales in the last fiscal year (ended 30 …

News1. September 2016

Lowe’s versus Woolworths

Anger over the winding-up of Masters

The winding-up of the Australian DIY chain Masters has exposed considerable differences between the former joint venture partners, the American…

News1. September 2016

Consumer barometer 2016

Generation 50+: active and comfortable

Active, interested, quality-conscious: Generation 50+ is irreplaceable for consumption. This is the conclusion reached by the "Consumer…

News31. August 2016

23rd Annual Global Retailing Conference

Home Depot: Menear and Decker on stage

The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer, has announced that Craig Menear, chairman, CEO and president, and Ted Decker, …

News30. August 2016

Bunnings

Agreement for additional sites

Following the announcement of the Home Investment Consortium Company Pty Ltd.'s ("Home Consortium") agreement with Woolworths Limited to …

News29. August 2016

DIY online purchases

Generation Y tops the online shopping league

The so-called "Generation Y" of people born between 1980 und 1999 (also termed "millennials") buy the most DIY …

News26. August 2016

Online DIY stores vs. Amazon

A.T. Kearney: "Aim to score in the niche", Part II

Consultants at A.T. Kearney recommend that DIY store operators distinguish their online offer from Amazon's more …

News24. August 2016

Online DIY stores vs. Amazon Part I

A.T. Kearney: "Aim to score in the niche"

"The German do-it-yourself market has been declining for years. But online trade still offers major opportunities for growth. We are …

News24. August 2016

Second Quarter Results

Lowe's gains solid results

Lowe's Companies, Inc. reported net earnings of USD 1.2 bn. for the quarter ending 29 July 2016, a 3.7 per cent increase over the same period a year ago…

News22. August 2016