Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

Plus 11 per cent

Clas Ohlson’s sales increase in December

Clas Ohlson's sales in December 2023 have increaed by 11 per cent to SEK 1,366 Mio. (ca. EUR 122 Mio). In the previous year the sales in December accounted to SEK 1,234 Mio. Organic sales of Clas Ohlson increased …

Distribution9. January 2024

January personnel changes

Leo Gan has been promoted to COO of Mr. DIY Malaysia

Leo Gan has been promoted to chief operating officer of Mr. DIY Malaysia. He took up the new position in January, according to …

Distribution4. January 2024

Demand sensing

Ikea uses AI to forecast demand

Ikea is now working with demand sensing. This is a technology based on artificial intelligence (AI) that is used to determine the respective needs …

Distribution2. January 2024

Dähne Verlag

A Happy New Year!

The DIY International editorial team and the whole team at Dähne Verlag publishing house wish you, our readers and advertisers, a Happy New Year 2024!

Distribution29. December 2023

Finnland

Kesko appoints Jorma Rauhala as CEO and group president

The board of directors of Finland's Kesko Corporation has appointed Jorma Rauhala as managing director of the Kesko …

Distribution29. December 2023

Expansion

Peruvian chain Promart now in Ecuador

The Peruvian DIY chain Promart has expanded into neighbouring Ecuador. The company has opened its first store there in the city of Guayaquil, …

Distribution27. December 2023

Dähne Verlag and its editors wish you a

Merry Christmas!

Is it okay to wish one another a Merry Christmas in times like these? When crises and - far, far worse! - wars concern us on a daily basis? When - and admittedly, …

Distribution22. December 2023