Ikea is expanding its trial of home improvement and repair services in Spain. The Ikea Home Services app has been available in the Spanish capital, Madrid, since September 2024, and in Barcelona since 2025. Using the …
First quarter
Dutch DIY market shows significant growth
The Dutch DIY market grew by 3.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same period last year. This is according to the …
Light + Building
Light adapts
User-friendly, compact designs, flexible charging options, and lighting that mimics natural patterns – the Light + Building trade show highlighted topics currently s…
preliminary figures
German DIY sector sees significant decline in April
April saw the sharpest decline in sales in the German home improvement sector that the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) has…
Plans for Portugal, Spain, Italy, Canada and Finland
Ikea opens its first French compact stores
As part of its renewed focus on its core retail business, Ikea continues rolling out a new compact store format that it has been testing …
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Home Improvement Report Retail Worldwide 2025
The statistics report for the international DIY industry in collaboration with EDRA /ghin und HIMA.
It shows sales trends, location figures and floor space turnover of more than 600 distribution lines worldwide.