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Katoen Natie is an internationally active logistics company with a wide range of tailor-made solutions and services to offer the DIY market  

Suppliers14. July 2009
Downward sales trend
Downward sales trend

Kesko’s building and home improvement trade division recorded sales down by 25 per cent in the first six months

News14. July 2009
A simple promotion brings extra sales
A simple promotion brings extra sales

As consumers cut back on spending, retailers everywhere are searching for ways to rejuvenate sales and get customers spending again. Retailer …

Distribution14. July 2009
Consistent conservation policy  
Consistent conservation policy  

Praktiker, a German DIY retailer, has opened two “climate stores” that are located in Marl and Münster. These represent a first for the company i…

Distribution14. July 2009
Two target groups under one roof
Two target groups under one roof

Placemakers sees itself as the market leader for supplies to the building trade in New Zealand. The company is also positioned in the DIY business…

Distribution13. July 2009
Tendence: “Reflection of the current market situation”
Tendence: “Reflection of the current market situation”

Markedly fewer exhibitors and visitors were in evidence at Tendence and Collectione, held in parallel

News13. July 2009
Best DIY store in the Netherlands
Best DIY store in the Netherlands

Once again Hornbach is top favourite with Dutch consumers

News10. July 2009
Declining demand in building sector
Declining demand in building sector

Housing completions in the UK went down by 20 per cent in 2008; recovery is expected in early 2010 at the latest

News9. July 2009
RFID instead of bar codes
RFID instead of bar codes

Fitt, an Italian manufacturer of garden hoses, has inaugurated a new logistics centre not far from company headquarters. It works with modern c…

News8. July 2009
Fair with thematic parks
Fair with thematic parks

Spoga will for the first time include a “Park of grill & bbq”, a “Park of garden furniture” and a “Park of beach & watersports”

News7. July 2009
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No shortcuts to building credibility in home improvement, says Ace veteran
DIY InternationalQ&A: Allan Rey Lim, managing director, Ace Home Center Vietnam 
No shortcuts to building credibility in home improvement, says Ace veteran

Having accumulated two and a half decades’ worth of experience in vastly different home improvement…

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Kuani is fully committed to vertical integration
Prioritising user health and safety
Kuani is fully committed to vertical integration

The manufacturer of professional pneumatic tools boasts an exceptionally high in-house production …

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Anything but pessimistic
DIY Internationalgerman garden Retail sector 
Anything but pessimistic

Obi’s Head of Purchasing, Jochen Ludwig, speaks at this year’s IVG Forum Gartenmarkt. He says: ‘The…

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