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Growth at home and abroad
Growth at home and abroad

Rautakesko comes to a 23 per cent increase in sales for the first half of 2003

News15. July 2003
New concept in action
New concept in action

Akí has opened its second store this year near Barcelona

News15. July 2003
Disposal of builders’ merchant business
Disposal of builders’ merchant business

Kingfisher sells French specialist builders’ merchant business, Dubois Matériaux, to Saint-Gobain subsidiary Point.P

News14. July 2003
Hornbach plans new stores
Hornbach plans new stores

The German DIY store and garden centre operator is set to enter the Swedish market

News11. July 2003
Homebase goes for kitchens, bathrooms and furnishings
Homebase goes for kitchens, bathrooms and furnishings

The British DIY chain announces new openings and intends to concentrate on smaller stores in particular

News10. July 2003
New executive vice president for Köln-Messe
New executive vice president for Köln-Messe

Following the resignation of Bernd Aufderheide, Oliver P. Kuhrt has been appointed his successor from within the fair organisation

News10. July 2003
Fairs do battle on the pricing front
Fairs do battle on the pricing front

The AHMA Hardware Show is reducing its stand costs and going for more service

News9. July 2003
New garden sector for Non Food fair
New garden sector for Non Food fair

This May’s Distrirama increased its visitor numbers by more than a quarter

News9. July 2003
Comparison between three American retail channels
Comparison between three American retail channels

The data available annually from the National Retail Hardware Association on the development of the hardware/DIY trade in the USA …

Distribution9. July 2003
Quester pulls out of Hagebau
Quester pulls out of Hagebau

The biggest member of the voluntary group has “outgrown” a homogeneous cooperative structure

News8. July 2003
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