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Customer Journey Benchmarking

Amazon most important point of contact for DIY customers

Amazon is nowadays the most important point of contact for the DIY and garden sector customers. The online all-rounder is already an integral part of every fourth Customer Journey - whether this ends in an online shop …

News31. March 2016

Big and medium boxes

Jean-Paul Constant moves from Decathlon to Kingfisher

Kingfisher has announced a further change to its leadership team. The new Chief Sales and Retail Operations Officer will be …

News29. March 2016

Dähne Verlag

Easter greetings

We wish all users and readers of DIYinternational.com happy Easter Holidays.

News24. March 2016

Limited expansion

Kingfisher tests best practice in pilot big box stores in four countries

"Our goal is to present the same products to customers across Europe in the same way under a s…

News24. March 2016

Fiscal 2015/2016

Like-for-like sales grow at Kingfisher, but are hit by exchange rates

The British Kingfisher Group recorded sales in the last financial year (ended 31 January 2016) amounting to …

News24. March 2016

Up 5.3 per cent

Hornbach’s stores abroad driving growth

Stores located outside Hornbach's home market in Germany made a significant contribution to the company's growth in fiscal 2015/2016 (ended …

News23. March 2016

Les Mousquetaires

Bricomarché and Brico Cash grow

Bricomarché and Brico Cash, the two DIY distribution channels of the French retail group Les Mousquetaires, notched up sales of € 2.3 bn last year …

News22. March 2016

20th anniversary

Tekzen grows to 110 outlets

The Turkish DIY chain Tekzen has increased its sales by 30 per cent in the last year and also opened twelve stores during this time. The company now …

News21. March 2016

Expansion plans