The UK DIY Chain is preparing to appoint Ernst & Young as the administrators
Contact with partners
Hagebau now has a departmental manager for international representation
Focus on Eastern Europe
The latest issue of the trade magazine DIY International has just been published. The contents include a major interview with Kingfisher CEO Ian Cheshire
New player in Australia
Masters, a joint venture between Woolworths and Lowe’s, is planning 150 stores
Strong growth for Gamm Vert
French garden centre group sees growth of 15 per cent in first quarter
The experts
More innovation and integration: Kingfisher is working on improvements to the bundling of group activities. An interview with CEO Ian Cheshire
New president
Jayne Seagrave of the Vancouver Tool Corporation is the new head of the WDIYC
Focus on sustainable products
Ten per cent more exhibitors participated at Domotex Asia/Chinafloor
“They are making rapid progress”
In the opinion of André Adamski, an expert on Eastern Europe, the future belongs to the local DIY retailers and the specialists
Dachas have potential
Modern trading formats have a relatively small share of the Russian garden market at present