DIY stores in Germany break through the € 4 bn sales barrier after just three months of 2007
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 …
Launch in Croatia
First Obi opens its doors in Slavonski Brod
Moderate growth
Canadian Tire increased its comparable store sales by 1.3 per cent in the retail trade in the first quarter
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 …
Ebbing consumer intentions
Europe's consumers are intending to spend less on DIY projects this year
Exit from South Korea
Kingfisher closes its two B&Q stores in Seoul
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
Growth in all markets
Bricorama announces sales growth of 11 per cent for the first quarter of 2007
Plus of more than 25 per cent
Hagebau made a strong start to 2007 with vigorous sales increases