Europe: The western european builders merchants market 2001
The market in the EU is estimated to be worth around € 110 billion, with the key markets illustrated in the table below:European Union – Builders merchant market – by major country 2001Germany26 …
Back to school for future DIY salesmen
Students are being prepared for jobs in DIY stores at a model project in northern France
The next store in Bucharest
Praktiker’s east European stores can point to a like-for-like sales increase of 13 per cent
Home Depot builds up pro side
The DIY market leader buys three flooring firms in the building industry
Lowe’s heading for New York
More than 60 outlets are planned there, and Chicago remains on the growth list as well
Enter the Netherlands
The country’s DIY association is taking an interest in membership of EDRA
Field day for thieves
Do-it-yourself of an undesirable kind: DIY articles are particularly popular with shoplifters
New Castorama openings
About ten more stores are in the pipeline for the second half of this financial year
Headlong expansion in Romania
At the opening of its first store in Bucharest, Praktiker announces further plans and mentions the possibility of 15 new stores
“Meet the Buyers”
The trade journal Hardlines is organising a seminar with buyers from Canadian retail multiples