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Metcash is allowed to bid for Home Timber & Hardware

Australia

Metcash is allowed to bid for Home Timber & Hardware

The Australian trading company Metcash is allowed to take part in the takeover procedure of the Home Timber & Hardware Group (HTH) and put in an offer for its parent company Woolworths. This has been decided by the …

News25. July 2016

Groupe Adeo extends its lead in the sector rankings

Top ten in Europe

Groupe Adeo extends its lead in the sector rankings

The ranking of the top ten European DIY retailers saw no changes in 2015. The French Groupe Adeo (Leroy Merlin, Weldom, Bricoman…

News22. July 2016

City store formats and Global DIY Summit

DIY International 3/2016 now out

City store formats and Global DIY Summit

The latest issue of the trade magazine DIY International is now on sale and focuses chiefly on city store formats, reporting on the trend …

News21. July 2016

Festive ceremony in Stockholm

4th Global Lifetime Award 2016

Festive ceremony in Stockholm

During a ceremonial gala evening, Prof. Klaus Fischer received the 4th Global DIY Lifetime Award. The evening event in Stockholm's City Hall - in the …

Events21. July 2016

B&M opens more stores in Great Britain and Germany

Discounter

B&M opens more stores in Great Britain and Germany

The British discounter B&M aims to open up to 50 new stores in Great Britain in the current financial year. In the first …

News20. July 2016

Cashbuild adds eleven stores to its network

2015/2016

Cashbuild adds eleven stores to its network

The South African DIY and building materials chain Cashbuild opened eleven new stores and modernised 23 in the last financial year …

News19. July 2016

Byggmax CEO Magnus Agervald leaves the company

Sweden

Byggmax CEO Magnus Agervald leaves the company

Magnus Agervald (41) is leaving Byggmax. He became deputy CEO of the Swedish DIY retail group in 2006 and CEO in 2008. In a move that…

News18. July 2016

30 per cent jump in Byggmax sales

First six months

30 per cent jump in Byggmax sales

Byggmax sales increased by 34.3 per cent in the first quarter and by 32.8 per cent in the first six months of the year compared with the same …

News18. July 2016

Building and home improvement trade increases sales

Kesko

Building and home improvement trade increases sales

The Finnish Kesko group reports an increase in sales for its building and home improvement trade in June of 4.8 per cent in …

News15. July 2016

Information on personnel and figures from the Brico Pro headquarters Cofaq

France

Information on personnel and figures from the Brico Pro headquarters Cofaq

The French purchasing group Cofaq, under whose umbrella the DIY sales channel Brico Pro operates, has …

News14. July 2016

The Masterplan store

Obi

The Masterplan store

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

Distribution

Yueh-Chi, a versatile expert in pneumatic tools

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 …

Suppliers

Anything but pessimistic

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

Yueh-Chi, a versatile expert in pneumatic tools

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 …

Suppliers25. September 2026

A mature, export-oriented manufacturing sector

Taiwan’s hand tool industry

A mature, export-oriented manufacturing sector

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

Suppliers24. September 2026

The Masterplan store

Obi

The Masterplan store

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

Distribution11. September 2026