Sustainability was the central theme of last year’s BHB International Home Centre Congress held in Berlin during November
Fully booked again
DIY, the Belgian trade fair, due to be staged in Kortrijk from 27 – 29 January, regards itself as the rendez-vous for retailers and manufacturers from the B…
New ideas in London
This year the organisers of the DIY & Garden Show and Totally Tools are offering visitors an interesting programme of events with quite some innovative …
Pressing need for information
The biggest problem for Europe's consumers when undertaking DIY projects is not budgetary restraints but the time factor, according to the latest …
Shrinkage rates on the increase
Shrinkage is costing Europe’s retailers over € 29 bn. About two-fifths of these retailers are now going for source tagging their products, a…
Continuous expansion
Bunnings, the Australian DIY retail chain, has experienced steady growth over recent years and intends to go for further expansion during the current f…
Stylish premiere at Knauber
The German DIY retailer’s Troisdorf store is the first to offer a display of four living-room styles; the company is planning to reorganise its six …
Positive trend
Rautakesko achieved a sales increase of 19 per cent in the 2007 financial year
Growth trend in garden furniture market
An assessment by KMC Management Consultants concludes that the west European garden furniture market, which is dominated by the DIY store…
Full utilisation of possibilities
Videotronic International Media Solutions, the specialists for media concepts at the POS, are well prepared for continuing expansion in Europe …