Rona acquires Best-MAR, a specialist plumbing and heating company
Record sales again
Eurobaustoff grew centrally invoiced sales by around 2.5 per cent in 2007
Innovative developments
Kapro has registered around 100 patents throughout the world to date, and is further proving its innovative capacity with a continuing stream of new …
Focus on women
The Israeli Home Center chain of DIY stores has developed a new concept tailored to the aspirations of women
New perspectives for DIY retailers
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…