Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

Cherchez la femme

The future of DIY is female, claims a study presented by French association UNIBAL

News16. October 2002

From 3-E to OBI

Lower Austrian company Jacob König GmbH joins the franchise chain with two stores

News16. October 2002

Now eight stores in China

B&Q’s latest outlet in China opens in Hangzhou

News15. October 2002

Expansion in Hungary

Bricostore opens a further outlet in Budapest

News15. October 2002

Practical World goes east

Now it’s official: Köln-Messe and the CNHA are working on a major hardware fair for China

News15. October 2002

Italy: Manufacturers and products

Customised stairsNot only is it possible to vary the rise of Kompact, the Arkè brand’s patented staircase, but the tread and hand of …

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Italy: Self-assembly bathroom furniture

For several years now Inda has been offering the “Aquasanit by Inda” programme of bathroom furniture through DIY retail outlets. …

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Italy: Rapid-growth formula

The year 1995 saw the founding of the Italian DIY group Brico OK by six independent traders, and today it consists of 44 medium-sized DIY superstores …

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Small but powerful

The Italians channel 30 per cent of their total expenditure into a home of their own. It is the smaller DIY stores above all that profit from this tendency, and …

Distribution15. October 2002