There will be 200 traditional Gafa exhibitors coming to Spoga in early September, in addition to the fair's total of approximately 1 200 exhibitors, in this first year without Gafa
Expansion of retail space
The combined retail area of the French DIY stores rose by 6.7 per cent in 2004
Lumber sales online
Lowe's is to make lumber available for sale online
Growth for Bricomarché
The French DIY cooperative group announces like-for-like sales growth of 3.7 per cent
Definite move into Russia
From October, Gardena will be represented in the country by a wholly owned subsidiary. Bulgaria and Romania are scheduled to follow
Einhell: Appreciable sales increase
The group's profit for the year comes to € 12.1 mio
Change at the BHHMA
Phil Slinger, DIY director, is leaving the British association
Europe: The markets are growing
The signs in the majority of the eleven DIY markets surveyed by Observateur Cetelem point to growth
Partnership agreement
Brico Group and Puntolegno intend to work together
Deficit for Baywa's DIY and garden stores
Group sales show perceptible growth, but building materials and DIY stores made negative progress