Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

Best for the second time

Intratuin has picked the Barneveld store as its garden centre of the year

News22. November 2005

Strength in togetherness

Tarkett and Sonae Industria set up a joint venture for laminate flooring

News22. November 2005

New Baumax stores

The Austrian market leader has launched one new store each in Czechia and Slovakia

News21. November 2005

DIY stores in Europe: key figures

The highest number of inhabitants per DIY store is to be found in Turkey, the lowest number in Norway

Distribution18. November 2005

Growth for Canadian Tire

The retail outlets recorded sales up by 3.9 per cent in the third quarter

News18. November 2005

DIY stores worse than the rest

AVA has submitted its latest quarterly figures; the DIY stores recorded below-average growth

News17. November 2005

Strong quarterly result for Lowe's

The number two DIY retailer increased its profit by 25.8 per cent in the third quarter

News16. November 2005

Double-digit growth for Home Depot as well

The third quarter brought the number one a 20 per cent increase in profit

News16. November 2005

Like-for-like in the red

In the third quarter Rona achieved same-store sales 0.9 per cent down on the same period last year

News15. November 2005

Baywa does some catching up

The company improves results over the previous year, both in the third quarter and for the nine-month period

News14. November 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 …

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

Best for the second time

Strength in togetherness

New Baumax stores

DIY stores in Europe: key figures

Growth for Canadian Tire

DIY stores worse than the rest

Strong quarterly result for Lowe's

Double-digit growth for Home Depot as well

Like-for-like in the red

Baywa does some catching up

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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