Impressions of the 1st European Home Improvement Forum
More photos from Vienna
Welcome to the club
The Bricorama group is breaking new ground in the French marketplace: discounts for holders of a store card – for which a fee is payable
UK retailers nervous about the future
With regard to the UK at the present, the only trend seems to be that there is no trend
“A new way of doing business”
The 1st European Home Improvement Forum, which was held in Vienna on 10 and 11 June 2010, offered a packed programme over a full one and a half days. …
Great activity abroad
It is the French distributors, after the Germans, who account for the greatest amount of growth on the international scene
B&Q to launch a new small store format
The company intends that the more compact size will open up market towns and smaller catchment areas
Growth for Rona
Another independent dealer has become affiliated to the Canadian group
Positive mood ahead of Moscow fairs
The organisers of Gardentool Moscow and Mitex are optimistic
Illegal forest clearance
A Russian state television report points to corruption, illegal forest clearance in protected areas and “faked auctions” of logging concessions
Chinese consumer habits
74 per cent of Chinese consumers are prepared to pay more for quality