In March, DIYinternational.com published the ranking of the top 10 in the German DIY trade and reported an increase of 2.9 per cent in the year 2018. An error then occurred in the coverage in the print edition of DIY International 2/2109: the printed ranking contains an error, even though the increase rate of sales gained at home and abroad of 2.9 per cent has been correctly represented. Therefore we are again publishing the correct figures as rectification here and kindly request our readers to accept our apologies for the mistake.