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In the year 2002 the DIY retail trade in the Netherlands recorded overall sales of 4.067 bn euro, or 3.2 per cent more than in 2001, according to a report published in the current issue of our specialist magazine DIY in Europe
The complete data from this survey is available as a pdf file for downloading:
Performance of product categories
According to GfK Benelux, the DIY superstores were able to increase their sales by 4.7 per cent to 2.792 bn euro. Paint and wallpaper retailers likewise managed to notch up an increase in sales, this time of 1.8 per cent for a total of 465 mio euro. By comparison hardware retailers at 412 mio euro sold 0.2 per cent less than in 2001. The remainder of the DIY retail trade, i.e. the small-format neighbourhood stores including Fixet, Hubo and Doeland, generated no more than 405 mio euro in 2002, which was 1.3 per cent less than one year previously.
Overall the individual product categories investigated by GfK Benelux showed positive development, even though some product lines did badly.
Paint was still the biggest item in 2002 with total sales of 451.07 mio euro, which represents 7 per cent growth over the previous year. Power tools likewise notched up growth of 7 per cent (to 112.14 mio euro). Filling compounds achieved the greatest increase, with a sales volume up by 15 per cent to 33.8 mio euro. The category of locks and security likewise grew by 15 per cent (24.83 mio euro), followed by bathroom accessories with an increase of 12 per cent (30.17 mio euro), then taps and waste fittings at 7 per cent (39.21 mio euro).
Performance of product categories
According to GfK Benelux, the DIY superstores were able to increase their sales by 4.7 per cent to 2.792 bn euro. Paint and wallpaper retailers likewise managed to notch up an increase in sales, this time of 1.8 per cent for a total of 465 mio euro. By comparison hardware retailers at 412 mio euro sold 0.2 per cent less than in 2001. The remainder of the DIY retail trade, i.e. the small-format neighbourhood stores including Fixet, Hubo and Doeland, generated no more than 405 mio euro in 2002, which was 1.3 per cent less than one year previously.
Overall the individual product categories investigated by GfK Benelux showed positive development, even though some product lines did badly.
Paint was still the biggest item in 2002 with total sales of 451.07 mio euro, which represents 7 per cent growth over the previous year. Power tools likewise notched up growth of 7 per cent (to 112.14 mio euro). Filling compounds achieved the greatest increase, with a sales volume up by 15 per cent to 33.8 mio euro. The category of locks and security likewise grew by 15 per cent (24.83 mio euro), followed by bathroom accessories with an increase of 12 per cent (30.17 mio euro), then taps and waste fittings at 7 per cent (39.21 mio euro).
