Jonathan Swift passes on his position as general secretary of the IHA to Bill Lee
Wickes to buy 13 Focus stores
Wickes intends to rebadge the stores by year’s end.
New sequence of days in Bilbao
In future Ferroforma will run from Tuesday to Friday, and it has a new manager
Slight minus at Home Depot
The global market leader recorded sales of US $ 16.8 bn in the first quarter
Hagebau increases central sales
The German cooperative begins the year 2011 with an increase of 27 per cent
Sales decline at Lowe’s
The American DIY retailer recorded net earnings of $ 461 mio for Q1
Up to ten per cent more
The VDG (association of German garden centres) sees a boom in the green industry. Appreciable growth was produced in the first quarter and by the Easter …
Positive development
1 700 exhibitors for the Spoga+Gafa multi-trade show means 30 per cent more than in 2009
Rautakesko revamps Russian portfolio
Finns plan to replace Stroymaster stores and standardize the format
Rona complains about poor weather
Canadian market leader forfeits four per cent of sales in first quarter