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Serious challenges ahead
Serious challenges ahead

It is too early to say yet what Focus Do It All is going to do with the recently acquired Wickes stores. But even before it suddenly became a chain of over 300 stores, it was clear that Focus Do It All had great plans

Distribution15. May 2007
New event venue
New event venue

Fediyma Forum to take place this year for the first time in Barcelona

News14. May 2007
Marked rise in Germany
Marked rise in Germany

DIY stores in Germany break through the € 4 bn sales barrier after just three months of 2007

News14. May 2007
The Italian world of DIY
The Italian world of DIY

Giulia Arrigoni, DIY in Europe Italy28 million Italians take an interest in DIY, according to a study by Infratest Burke on behalf of Henkel. This figure …

Distribution14. May 2007
Launch in Croatia
Launch in Croatia

First Obi opens its doors in Slavonski Brod

News11. May 2007
Moderate growth
Moderate growth

Canadian Tire increased its comparable store sales by 1.3 per cent in the retail trade in the first quarter

News11. May 2007
Germans are still Europe's keenest DIYers
Germans are still Europe's keenest DIYers

One in three euros spent in the European market overall gets paid into a German till. The European Consumer Barometer of the Cetelem …

Distribution10. May 2007
Ebbing consumer intentions
Ebbing consumer intentions

Europe's consumers are intending to spend less on DIY projects this year

News10. May 2007
Exit from South Korea
Exit from South Korea

Kingfisher closes its two B&Q stores in Seoul

News9. May 2007
Just like a DIY store
Just like a DIY store

Koelnmesse is promising a "DIY store atmosphere" at the next Practical World in Cologne with its first-time opening to the public

News8. May 2007
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Pioneering a net-zero future in DIY and trade
DIY InternationalSustainability as an advantage
Pioneering a net-zero future in DIY and trade

Protecting the climate and still making money – or precisely because of it? Swedish specialist …

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Moving forward in big steps
FN Neuhofer
Moving forward in big steps

“FN Neuhofer goes America”: That was the latest major step taken by the Austrian wood specialist, …

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Top DIY stores close gardening sections
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Top DIY stores close gardening sections

While the total gardening sales area in Germany grew in 2024, the top DIY store operators saw a …

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Protecting the climate and still making money – or precisely because of it? Swedish specialist …

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War and crisis
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War and crisis

The housing market is in decline, flats are getting smaller, customer footfall is falling and …

Distribution16. December 2025
Between stabilization and decline
DIY InternationalHome Improvement Report
Between stabilization and decline

Between stabilization and declineThe new edition of the Home Improvement Report 2025 was published …

Distribution11. December 2025