Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

First half year

Cencosud loses 6.8 per cent turnover in DIY business

Chilean retail group Cencosud’s home improvement business under the Easy sales brand posted sales of CLP 383.605 bn (EUR 415.44 mio) in the second quarter, down 7.6 per cent from the same period last year. The Home …

Distribution5. September 2023

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How HORNBACH digitizes DIY Store Planning with Perspectix

In just 14 months, HORNBACH Baumarkt AG implemented the P'X Retail Solution from Perspectix for planning its 171 DIY …

Distribution4. September 2023

Designed for the next generation

Home Depot launches new Homeowners Hub

The Home Depot has launched a new Homeowners Hub to equip the next generation of current and future first-time homeowners with valuable …

Distribution1. September 2023

First half of 2023

L'entrepôt du bricolage grows by 4.8 per cent

The home improvement stores of the French chain L'entrepôt du bricolage increased their sales by 4.8 per cent in the first half of …

Distribution31. August 2023

GUIDING THEME 2024

"Responsible Gardens": Spoga+Gafa faces up to responsibility

The leitmotif for Spoga+Gafa 2024 has been decided. Under the banner of "Responsible Gardens", the global garden …

Events30. August 2023

Second quarter

DoHome’s same-store sales fall by almost 10 per cent

Thai home improvement retailer DoHome reported a drop of almost 10 per cent in same-store sales in the second quarter of the …

Distribution29. August 2023

First half of 2023

German DIY stores turn over 2.3 per cent less

In Germany, DIY store sales fell by 2.3 per cent in the first half of 2023 compared with the same period last year, attaining a value …

Distribution28. August 2023

First six months of 2023

Swiss DIY trade turns over 4.2 per cent less

Although DIY stores in Switzerland caught up in the second quarter of 2023, their sales were still below the corresponding level of the…

Distribution28. August 2023

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Half-year sales in Austria 1.4 per cent below previous year's level

Austrian DIY stores ended the first half of 2023 with a decline in turnover. After a modest increase in the …

Distribution28. August 2023

Second quarter

Lowe's sales down 9 per cent

Lowe's, the number two DIY retailer in the US and the world, reported 9.2 per cent lower sales in its second quarter (ending 4 August 2023) compared t…

Distribution25. August 2023