Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

Wöschnau Do It: total makeover and extension

The Do It superstore in Wöschnau, inaugurated 18 years ago and definitely showing its age, reopened in mid-March after renovations and extensions

Distribution20. August 2002

Troublesome lobby

Migros cannot start up its OBI stores as speedily as was originally intended. Lobbyists are very influential in Switzerland

Distribution20. August 2002

Demand for high quality

In the following contribution Claude Lewin, chief executive of Jumbo-Markt AG, describes the special features of the Swiss DIY market and clarifies the aims…

Distribution19. August 2002

Foretaste of changes to come

Up to now four DIY multiples have been operating in Switzerland. All of them Swiss. However, the indigenous groups are no longer among themselves: …

Distribution19. August 2002

Two at one go

The furniture fairs in Paris and Cologne are collaborating in an effort to enable buyers from outside Europe to visit both events

News19. August 2002

Aid for flood victims

The Austrian 3E-AG sets an example with a relief campaign

News19. August 2002

Final spurt for Castorama acquisition

Kingfisher will be submitting an offer to Castorama’s shareholders at the end of this month

News16. August 2002

France as a DIY nation

Do-it-yourself activities developed at an explosive rate in France between 1969 and 1999. This is the conclusion reached by a representative market survey …

Distribution16. August 2002