In the third quarter (November 2023 to January 2024) of its 2023/2024 financial year, the Swedish retail group Clas Ohlson increased its sales by 9 per cent year-on-year to SEK 3.233 bn (EUR 289 mio); this does not …
Weather and politics
German garden market shrinks by 3.2 per cent in 2023
The garden market in Germany shrank by 3.2 per cent year-on-year to a volume of EUR 19.7 bn in 2023. Industry expert Klaus …
GfK figures 2023
DIY stores in Italy generate 0.7 per cent more sales
DIY stores in Italy achieved a slight increase in sales in 2023. Their sales increased by 0.7 per cent to EUR 5.289 bn compared…
Back to the old rhythm
38 000 visitors attend International Hardware Fair in Cologne
The International Hardware Fair in Cologne, which ended yesterday, was able to significantly increase its visitor …
Thailand
Tourism resurgence supports Thai Watsadu
The hardline segment of multinational conglomerate Central Retail Group (CRC) managed to brush away economic cobwebs to end 2023 on a …
Japan
Kohnan nine-month sales up 8 per cent
Kohnan, a Japanese home improvement retailing chain that also has a presence in Vietnam and Cambodia, reported a slight increase in its net s…
Thailand
DoHome ends 2023 with stagnant sales
Promotions to celebrate its 40th anniversary could not do much to help Thai home improvement retailer DoHome in 2023, when sales staggered …
BHB confident for 2024
German DIY retail sales down 3.1 per cent in 2023
The DIY trade in Germany ended 2023 with a 3.1 per cent drop in sales. The sales volume totalled EUR 21.24 billion. On a …
2023 ranking of the top 8
Bauhaus is the new DIY market leader in Germany
Bauhaus has replaced Obi as the market leader in the German DIY market. According to estimates by Dähne Verlag, the DIY chain's …
Radu Oniga
New country manager of Hornbach in Romania
Hornbach, the third largest DIY chain in Germany, announced at the start of the new financial year on 1 March 2024, Radu Oniga will take …