The Swiss No. 2 grows sales by nearly four per cent in 2009
In the black with Obi
The Swiss Migros company achieved a sales increase with its stores under the German banner
Double-digit losses in 2009
Kesko’s sales in the building materials and DIY retail business were more than 20 per cent down
Market entry in Serbia
Mr. Bricolage opens store in Nis and plans further outlets in the country
Green fair in France
About 60 per cent of the exhibitors at the Salon du Végétal are plant suppliers
Group stand premiere
For the first time the Worldwide DIY Council has booked a stand at the Hardware Fair. Quite a number of other national groups, from France and Israel for …
DIY Store Tour in the Cologne area
Dähne Verlag and Koelnmesse will bring participants to outlets operated by Max Bahr, Obi and Eurobaustoff
Publishing house founder celebrates 80th birthday
Karl-Heinz Dähne turns 80 today. It is forty years since he founded Dähne Verlag, one of Germany’s leading DIY trade publishing …
Buying in advance of the fair
A Lowe’s and Home Hardware Buying Day is due to be held in Cologne immediately prior to the Hardware Fair
Combination with a new parallel event
The ‘Totally’ fair trio, DIY, Tools and Secure, is to be staged concurrently with the Spring Fair International