William C. Warden Jr, a Lowe’s employee for 27 years, has announced his retirement
Patchy development of tool market
More tools were sold across the world in 2002, but their volume shrank in value terms
International market for power tools in 2002
The volume of sales achieved by the power tool market shrank by two per cent last year to a value of € 2.9 bn. At the same time …
Birthday garden centres
The Bellaflora Gartencenter GmbH gives itself two new garden centres for its 25th birthday
Art from the DIY store
DIY in Kortrijk reports record visitor numbers and initiates an art award
Private labels for DIY, garden and pet lines
Internet service offer in run-up to the MedPiBJA fair in Lyons
From Russia with love
On 6 February 2003 the German retail group, Marktkauf, opened its first shopping centre in Moscow directly on the motorway ring road round the Russian capital…
From Russia with love
The German Marktkauf chain has opened a first store in Russia, the company’s largest outlet that is expected soon to become its highest-volume one as …
Rautakesko: A drop of 1,5 per cent
Rautakesko’s net sales in 2002 totalled € 735 million, a drop of 1.5 per cent over the previous year
Drop in Finland, increase abroad
The subsidiaries of Rautakesko record sales growth of 25 per cent