The programme is set, registrations are open – the 11th Global DIY-Summit is taking shape. This years summit, hosted by the industry associations Edra/Ghin and Hima, will take place in Lisbon from 11 to 13 June 2025. …
27,300 visitors
Taiwan Hardware Show as part of the Taiwan Industry Week
The Taiwan Industry Week trade fair network, which also includes the 23rd Taiwan Hardware Show, attracted around 27,300 …
Unexpected decision
CFO Karin Dohm leaves Hornbach prematurely
Hornbach CFO Karin Dohm is leaving the company ahead of schedule. At its meeting on 23 December 2024, the supervisory board of the German…
Growing DIY market
Positive third quarter in the Netherlands
The Dutch DIY market grew by 2.5 per cent year-on-year in the first three quarters of 2024. With the exception of the sanitary ware …
2025
Happy new year!
Let's give 2025, which has just begun, an advance of confidence: The DIY International editorial team and the entire team at Dähne Verlag wish you, our readers and …
‘2025 Total Home Strategy’
Lowe's announces expansion and online marketplace
The US home improvement chain Lowe's plans to open ten to 15 new stores per year in fast-growing markets in the U.S. in the coming…
Dähne Verlag and its editors wish you
A confident Christmas!
‘Despite these times’ - that's how we've been introducing our Christmas greetings for some time now. Maybe we'll just try it out this year: We wish you all a…
First nine months of 2024
Hornbach's DIY store sales rise by 1.1 percent
At Hornbach Baumarkt AG, sales revenues rose by 1.1 percent to EUR 4,659.2 mio in the first nine months (2023/24: EUR 4,608.7 mio). …
Premiere at the IPM Essen 2025
IPM Discovery Center together with EFSA in Essen
The IPM Discovery Center, which is designed as a special area for creative POS concepts in the garden retail trade, will have a new…
British DIY brand
Paramount Retail Group acquires Bartoline
Paramount Retail Group has acquired Bartoline, a British brand in the DIY and decorating industry. The GBP 23 mio acquisition (EUR 28 mio)…