ACES sets up new retail subsidiary ahead of rebranding campaign
The Indonesian licensee of Ace Hardware has established a new retail subsidiary ahead of its campaign to rebrand once its partnership with the American cooperative lapses. PT Aspirasi Hidup Indonesia Tbk, which trades …
Initial public offering
Mr. DIY Thailand to raise more than half a billion baht
Mr. DIY Thailand stands to raise more than half a billion Thai baht from its planned initial public offering, information e…
Hardware retailing in the USA
Do it Best wants to take over bankrupt competitor True Value
In the USA, there are currently major shifts in the co-operation and wholesaler sector serving independent hardware …
target of 10 stores by March 2025
Mr. DIY bullish on Poland
Indicating bullishness on its prospects in Poland, Malaysian home goods giant Mr. DIY has disclosed plans to rapidly grow in the country over the next …
Last conversion to Rona+
Rona says goodbye to Réno-Dépôt
The Canadian Rona Group has completely discontinued its Réno-Dépôt sales brand. The last 16 stores operating under this banner have now been …
New home improvement report published
International home improvement market shrunk by 3.9 percent in 2023
The global home improvement market experienced a difficult year in 2023, reaching a level of 667.0 billion euros…
November-December 2024
Mr. DIY Poland sets opening for first stores
Malaysian home goods retailer Mr. DIY is gearing up for the opening of its first stores in Poland over the next two months, less than a…
Study by Cross-Border Commerce Europe
Marketplaces dominate cross-border online trade
The European cross-border e-commerce market will reach an annual turnover of EUR 326 bn this year. Of this, EUR 225 bn or 69 per …
Falabella Group
Sodimac narrowly maintains half-year sales in Chile
The Chilean retail group Falabella increased sales in the home improvement segment by 0.7 per cent in the Chilean domestic …
Garden and plumbing problematic
Dutch DIY market grows only modestly
The Dutch DIY market grew by 1.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2024. This is according to GfK's Total Store Report, as reported by the trade…