For the full year 2007 Zeus expects net turnover to correspond to the level achieved in 2006 with some slight increases
Worlds of gardening and leisure
This year’s Glee displayed improvements in terms of a new hall layout and making it easier for visitors to track down environmentally friendly …
Trademark orange
It is 40 years since Fiskars launched its first scissors with plastic handles. Orange was not the colour originally intended for them, but it became the trademark
Retailers see off the worst
After a difficult few years the British DIY market has regained some of its former strength, and is now moving ahead with a renewed sense of optimism
Croatia now Obi territory
The German franchise group opened its first DIY store in Croatia in July of this year. The intention is to build up a country-wide network of outlets over…
Green opportunity for retailers?
Andrew Ross, DIY in Europe, UK B&Q has made history in the UK as the first retailer to offer domestic wind turbines and solar panels on the …
Takeover bid for Merkur
A consortium intends to buy up the remaining shares of the Slovenian group
Announcement of resignation
Gerry Murphy resigns as group chief executive of Kingfisher
Garden fair in Spain
Attendance of more than 20 000 trade visitors at Iberflora
Toom expands discount line
Rebadging of Zack as B1 Discount; up to 20 Marktkauf stores are to be included in the format