Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

Battle for survival

A new development is becoming apparent in the US home improvement market: the big are getting bigger and the smarter small ones are surviving

Distribution15. May 2006

Bricorama under pricing barrage

The French DIY retailer has not been able to escape the current tendency towards low prices. It is now demanding higher discounts from suppliers, …

Distribution15. May 2006

A hard winter

The German DIY trade notched up sales losses of 2.7 per cent in the first three months of the year

News15. May 2006

Radical changes at Home Depot

Home Depot has undergone enormous changes since Bob Nardelli became CEO. He took over the leadership in 2000, after a successful career with General …

Distribution15. May 2006

Slicing up the market

Bob Vereen, DIY in Europe, USAFor decades there have been predictions in the USA of the demise of independent dealers in the hardware and DIY industry, yet …

Distribution15. May 2006

Lighting trends in Frankfurt

This year's Light+Building attracted 16 per cent more visitors than two years ago; the broad and varied selection of lighting products ranged from the …

News12. May 2006

Sales increase through new business

Hagebau calls it a successful start to the year; Hagebaumarkt stores 1.9 per cent in the red

News12. May 2006

Exclusive framework

The number of exhibitors at the French garden and DIY fairs, Les Journées des Collections, is limited to 250

News11. May 2006

Home Depot acquires credit bank

The number one home improvement retailer hopes that this move will further leverage its contractor business

News10. May 2006

Recovery in the German window market

Impulses for growth expected to come from renovations above all

News10. May 2006

"Come in for the long term, or don’t come at all"

In Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economy, retailing beckons – but patience is a virtue

Vietnam’s home improvement market is supported by a rapidly growing economy, an expanding middle …

Distribution

Prioritising user health and safety

Kuani is fully committed to vertical integration

The manufacturer of professional pneumatic tools boasts an exceptionally high in-house production …

Suppliers

IGCA

This is where it’s all happening

The congress of the International Garden Centre Association (IGCA) is, above all, one thing: always…

Garden

"Come in for the long term, or don’t come at all"

In Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economy, retailing beckons – but patience is a virtue

Vietnam’s home improvement market is supported by a rapidly growing economy, an expanding middle …

Distribution6. October 2026

IGCA

This is where it’s all happening

The congress of the International Garden Centre Association (IGCA) is, above all, one thing: always…

Garden6. October 2026

Prioritising user health and safety

Kuani is fully committed to vertical integration

The manufacturer of professional pneumatic tools boasts an exceptionally high in-house production …

Suppliers5. October 2026

Battle for survival

Bricorama under pricing barrage

A hard winter

Radical changes at Home Depot

Slicing up the market

Lighting trends in Frankfurt

Sales increase through new business

Exclusive framework

Home Depot acquires credit bank

Recovery in the German window market

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In Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economy, retailing beckons – but patience is a virtue

Kuani is fully committed to vertical integration

This is where it’s all happening

In Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economy, retailing beckons – but patience is a virtue

This is where it’s all happening

Kuani is fully committed to vertical integration