Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

Max Bahr goes for expansion

The Hamburg DIY retailer intends to raise € 400-500 mio for expansion

News17. March 2006

Europarket gets more international

68 per cent of the expected exhibitors are coming from abroad

News16. March 2006

Bunnings experiments with new format

The Australian DIY retail group has opened its first "HouseWorks" store

News16. March 2006

High level of concentration

A few large companies dominate the market in Austria's retail landscape

News15. March 2006

Leroy Merlin in Greece

The French DIY retailer's first store is expected to open at the end of the year

News14. March 2006

DIY retail park plus garden centre

Gamma and Intratuin are represented on a new location in Duiven

News13. March 2006

Acquisition of tool-maker

Günther Böhler now part of Ferm, the supplier from the Netherlands

News10. March 2006

A breath of optimism again

Germany's DIY stores achieved a sales increase of 1.4 per cent in 2005, according to BHB figures. However, the garden segment lost out

News10. March 2006

International Hardware Fair/Practical World

Just under 75 000 trade visitors from 140 countries attended the fair over four days

News9. March 2006

Expectations exceeded

Euro-Cis, the IT fair for the retail trade, reports three successful days

News8. March 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 …

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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 …

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This is where it’s all happening

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

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

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

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IGCA

This is where it’s all happening

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

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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 …

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Max Bahr goes for expansion

Europarket gets more international

Bunnings experiments with new format

High level of concentration

Leroy Merlin in Greece

DIY retail park plus garden centre

Acquisition of tool-maker

A breath of optimism again

International Hardware Fair/Practical World

Expectations exceeded

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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