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Market opportunities for DIY stores

The Portuguese market offers the operators of DIY stores the potential for development, even though consumers are far less keen on DIY than their counterparts in more northerly countries

Distribution28. December 2005

Growth and change

The Spanish DIY market has seen rapid development over the last few years. The number of DIY stores is increasing steadily, and discount concepts are becoming …

Distribution28. December 2005

Increasing number of DIY stores

The year 2005 was a great one for the Italian DIY retailers, who completed it with around 40 new outlets, following 23 new openings in the first six…

Distribution28. December 2005

Expansion for Mestre Maco

Portugal's number two is pursuing ambitious expansionary goals, and not only in its home country: a first store is to be launched in Spain in 2006

Distribution28. December 2005

Growth opportunities for DIY stores

Giulia ArrigoniDIY in Europe, ItalyEditor-in-chief, Brico Magazine It is only recently that the first survey of the Italian DIY retail trade was…

Distribution28. December 2005

Happy holidays

We wish all our readers a happy holiday and a successful year in 2006

News22. December 2005

Growth rates in double figures

After a number of fairly poor years, the window markets in Central and Eastern Europe showed very positive development in 2004

News22. December 2005

Diversity of the world of textiles

The next Heimtextil will take place from 11 to 14 January 2006 in Frankfurt under the motto “The art of home fashion”.

News21. December 2005

Hagebau in Hungary

The new Hungarian partner contributes 19 builders’ merchants

News21. December 2005

Dr Emil Lux dies

The founder of tool dealers Lux and co-founder of Obi passed away last Sunday

News21. December 2005

"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 …

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

Market opportunities for DIY stores

Growth and change

Increasing number of DIY stores

Expansion for Mestre Maco

Growth opportunities for DIY stores

Happy holidays

Growth rates in double figures

Diversity of the world of textiles

Hagebau in Hungary

Dr Emil Lux dies

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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