Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

Sweden and Norway

Byggmax acquires online retailer Skånska Byggvaror

The Swedish DIY chain Byggmax aquires the online retailer Skånska Byggvaror for SEK 741 mio. This company is an online-based retailer in the do-it-yourself market for refined building material. It has operations in …

News4. November 2015

Byggmax

Marketing campaign wins award and pushes sales

Byggmax's new marketing concept in Finland was rewarded with the Finnish golden Effie Award. Effie Awards measure the results of …

News3. November 2015

Messe Essen

IPM Dubai number of exhibitors and visitors increases

The number of exhibitors and visitors to the IPM Dubai increased considerably this year. 3.505 visitors from 47 countries…

News2. November 2015

Relaunch

DIYglobal.com is now DIYinternational.com

The well-established online service for the worldwide DIY and garden sector now appears with a more modern web layout. To coincide with …

News30. October 2015

First quarter

Bunnings sales increase by more than eleven per cent

In the first quarter of fiscal 2015/2016 (July to September), Bunnings achieved growth of 11.6 per cent compared with the same …

News29. October 2015

Thailand

Home Pro not quite as strong in the third quarter

The Thai DIY store operator Home Pro recorded sales of THB 12.88347 bn in the third quarter of 2015. Its growth rate of 8.28 per …

News28. October 2015

Three openings in three days

Leroy Merlin opens five new DIY stores in Brazil in 2015

The French DIY store operator Leroy Merlin opened three new stores in Brazil on consecutive days (20, 21 and 22 October) …

News28. October 2015

Three countries

EU Commission approves Baumax takeovers by Obi

The European Commission has approved the takeover of 14 Baumax stores in Slovakia, five in the Czech Republic and two in Slovenia by …

News27. October 2015

Home Retail Group

Trends at Homebase: online, Habitat and Argos

In the first six months of its current financial year (March to August), Homebase increased its online sales by 43 per cent. Sales via…

News26. October 2015

Wickes

Increase in Travis Perkins’ retail trade

The British construction material group Travis Perkins, to which the Wickes stores belong, increased the sales of its retail division by 7…

News23. October 2015

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

Byggmax acquires online retailer Skånska Byggvaror

Marketing campaign wins award and pushes sales

IPM Dubai number of exhibitors and visitors increases

DIYglobal.com is now DIYinternational.com

Bunnings sales increase by more than eleven per cent

Home Pro not quite as strong in the third quarter

Leroy Merlin opens five new DIY stores in Brazil in 2015

EU Commission approves Baumax takeovers by Obi

Trends at Homebase: online, Habitat and Argos

Increase in Travis Perkins’ retail trade

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Recycling more together

The first of its kind

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

The first of its kind

Recycling more together

Changing rules of the game