Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

Stabilised in the second quarter

Hornbach sales in first half almost at previous year's level

The sales performance of the German Hornbach Group stabilised in the second quarter (June to August). This was reported by the company on the basis of unaudited preliminary results. According to these, net sales rose by…

Distribution22. September 2023

Kingfisher

Screwfix soon to be online pure player in 20 European countries

Screwfix, the professional-oriented sales division of the British Kingfisher Group, wants to be present as an o…

Distribution21. September 2023

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Mr. DIY Thailand enters e-commerce space

The Thailand operations of home improvement retailer Mr. DIY has fully entered the e-commerce space of the country when it launched its …

Distribution20. September 2023

Positive in UK and Ireland

Kingfisher's first-half sales slightly down on previous year

UK-based Kingfisher Group has ended the first half of its 2023/2024 financial year (February to July) with a slight …

Distribution20. September 2023

Five stores in a month

Mr. DIY quickly scales up in Vietnam

Malaysian home improvement powerhouse Mr. DIY has quickly scaled up its Vietnam operations by opening five stores in three key locations of the…

Distribution14. September 2023

USA

Aubuchon joins Ace Hardware

US hardware chain Aubuchon has joined the Ace Hardware cooperative. Aubuchon currently operates 112 stores in the north-eastern USA. Of these, 76 are to…

Distribution14. September 2023

United Kingdom

Wilko to be wound up, some stores to be taken over

The British DIY and household goods chain Wilko is insolvent and will be wound up. The liquidator, PwC, announced earlier this …

Distribution13. September 2023

First half year

Wickes grows through DIFM

UK DIY chain Wickes has reported a 0.7 per cent year-on-year increase in sales for the first half of the year, with turnover of GBP 927.7 mio (EUR 1.080 …

Distribution12. September 2023