Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

Hagebau on a half-year high

The retail division of the German cooperative group increases distribution sales by almost eleven per cent

News6. August 2004

Taiwan works hard at exporting

Fixings and fastenings and hand tools achieve volume sales of two and a half billion dollars

News6. August 2004

Exports of fixings, fastenings and hand tools

Taiwan records high rates of increase in both product groups

Distribution6. August 2004

Withdrawal from Britain

German manufacturer Bosch is no longer selling certain product segments on the British Isles

News6. August 2004

Garden tools suffered in the heat

The German manufacturer Bosch recorded sales in this segment down by seven per cent in 2003

News6. August 2004

The market for electric garden tools in Europe

The summer of the century resulted in a tough year for the manufacturers of garden equipment in 2003

Distribution6. August 2004

Only 15 exceed one thousand million dollars

The list of the Top 500 on the DIY market in the USA includes 81 DIY retailers

News5. August 2004

Analyzing America’s Top 500

The list of the retailers selling DIY products indicates the dominance of a few top firms and the continuing role of independent retailers still …

Distribution5. August 2004

The biggest store is located in Bratislava

Hornbach has broken into the Slovakian market with a store of superlatives

News5. August 2004

First flower and garden fair in Japan

Ifex is to be held in Tokyo in mid-October. The market is estimated to be worth nine thousand million euros

News4. August 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

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When Manufacturer Invisibility Becomes a Retailer Risk

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French garden market

Too hot for gardening

The sweltering and parched summer has ruined business for garden centres in France. DIY stores, on …

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French garden market

Too hot for gardening

The sweltering and parched summer has ruined business for garden centres in France. DIY stores, on …

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"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

Hagebau on a half-year high

Taiwan works hard at exporting

Exports of fixings, fastenings and hand tools

Withdrawal from Britain

Garden tools suffered in the heat

The market for electric garden tools in Europe

Only 15 exceed one thousand million dollars

Analyzing America’s Top 500

The biggest store is located in Bratislava

First flower and garden fair in Japan

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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

Too hot for gardening

Too hot for gardening

When Manufacturer Invisibility Becomes a Retailer Risk

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