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Low-key outside appearance

First impressions of the new Home Depot store in Manhattan

News22. October 2004

Home Depot in Manhattan

In its efforts to keep boosting sales, Home Depot opened the first of two stores in Manhattan in September; the second store is due later this year.

Distribution21. October 2004

Sears Hardware stores to sell electrical appliances

Retailer opens a new department in 28 of its stores

News21. October 2004

Homebase up again

Stores belonging to GUS increase sales by six per cent up to September

News20. October 2004

Off to a good start

Practical World Asia running in parallel to CIHS

News19. October 2004

Prestige outlet in Holland

The Intratuin chain of garden centres is currently planning a new mega-project in Duiven

News18. October 2004

Metro investing in Turkey

Another Praktiker store to open in Antalya

News15. October 2004

Hardware fair in India

The India International Hardware & Tools Expo 2004 will be open for business in December

News14. October 2004

DIY defined anew

“What will be the defining characteristics of tomorrow’s European DIY industry?” is the question that will be asked at the International BHB Congress …

News13. October 2004

EU as export Eldorado

Chinese faucet manufacturers consider that the EU market shows the best export growth potential for their products

News12. October 2004

"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

Eleko

When Manufacturer Invisibility Becomes a Retailer Risk

How project-led search and AI are changing what consumers discover and professional buyers find – …

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

Eleko

When Manufacturer Invisibility Becomes a Retailer Risk

How project-led search and AI are changing what consumers discover and professional buyers find – …

Suppliers14. October 2026

"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

Low-key outside appearance

Home Depot in Manhattan

Sears Hardware stores to sell electrical appliances

Homebase up again

Off to a good start

Prestige outlet in Holland

Metro investing in Turkey

Hardware fair in India

DIY defined anew

EU as export Eldorado

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In Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economy, retailing beckons – but patience is a virtue

When Manufacturer Invisibility Becomes a Retailer Risk

This is where it’s all happening

When Manufacturer Invisibility Becomes a Retailer Risk

In Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economy, retailing beckons – but patience is a virtue

This is where it’s all happening