Romanian trade fair Expo DIY 2025 focuses on "green" solutions
Expo DIY 2025 - Smart Green Home is the fourth edition of Romania's largest trade fair dedicated to DIY, home improvement and gardening. Organised by the local business publication BricoRetail.ro, the event will take …
After plus in January
DIY sales in the USA fall by 5.8 per cent in February
Sales at DIY stores and builders' merchants in the USA turned negative in February. The U.S. Census Bureau reported industry …
Top 50 DIY-Retailers
Cross-border online trade is picking up speed
Cross-border online trade in the home and garden sector continues to record considerable growth and is expanding at an accelerated pac…
New Azko brand
Ace Hardware disappears from Indonesia
After 29 years, the presence of the US brand Ace Hardware in Indonesia has come to an end. The Indonesian franchisee, the Kawan Lama group, …
Thai retail group
Global House aborts plans to expand to the Philippines
Thai home improvement retailer Siam Global House has abandoned its planned expansion to the Philippines due to hardships in …
Taiwan
TITE x IHT expects more than 400 exhibitors
Amidst global changes in the supply chain, Taiwan aims to further strengthen its key role in hardware at this year's TITE x IHT, which …
DIY stores in Germany
Further switch from Hagebaumarkt to Obi
In Germany, a further seven locations of the Hagebaumarkt sales division are switching to Obi. These are the stores of Hagebau shareholder …
Spoga+Gafa 2025
There will be a new boulevard at Spoga+Gafa
Claudia Maurer, Director of Spoga+Gafa, gave an update on the status of this year's edition of the trade fair, which is being held under…
"Most important sourcing platform outside Asia"
Asia-Pacific Sourcing with more exhibitors and visitors
Asia-Pacific Sourcing in Cologne, which ended yesterday, recorded strong exhibitor growth: More than 800 companies from 16 …
Cost of house building
US trade association averts new tariffs on lumber from Canada
Softwood lumber from Canada will be exempt from new tariffs imposed by the regime in Washington until 2 April. This …