From garden furniture to grills: Spoga halls close to fully booked; Gafa registrations also looking good
Ace profits down
The US dealer-owned cooperative achieved 8 per cent less than the previous year
Further growth
The French DIY market grew by 3.9 per cent to € 21.5 bn in 2007
On track for expansion
Hubo Belgium sets sights on 100th store
Change of legal form
Tesa AG puts on a European face
Commitment to DIY?
A recently opened "Supercenter" seems to be evidence that Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, is aiming at important segments of the DIY market
Fear of recession
The American hardware and DIY business is suffering badly from the consequences of the housing and subprime mortgage crisis. However, the impact this is having on…
New divisional manager
Thomas Stobinsky is responsible for the DIY sales division of the Hagebaumarkt stores
New formats
Lowe’s trials new store types
Booming DIY markets
Double-digit growth rates were on record last year in the countries of eastern Europe