DIY stores in Germany are making leaps in sales due to Covid 19

The DIY stores in Germany have greatly profited from the coronavirus crisis. This is suggested by the sales figures from the first half of the year which have been published by the trade association BHB. They state that the industry has achieved sales of EUR 11.82 bn and thus a growth of 15.6 per cent (16.0 per cent over a comparable area) compared to the same period last year.
How strong the coronavirus effect was can be particularly seen by the figures from the second quarter: the increase amounted to 22.5 per cent overall (like-for-like 22.9 per cent).
The reason: people repaired, redeveloped, renovated and decorated their homes - and a part of their homes is also the whole garden area. So the figures reflect the first effects of the "summer at home" and the intensified involvement of garden and balcony in customers' living concepts, analyses the association.
Frontrunner among the sales growths in the 22 recorded assortment groups: paint / painting supplies +37.6 per cent, wood (incl. garden wood) +29.1 per cent, garden equipment (incl. summer houses) +25.1 per cent, construction chemistry/construction material +24.9 per cent, garden furniture +21.4 per cent. Almost all product groups in the German specialist DIY and garden stores are manoeuvring within a mostly significant plus range for the half year period. There were only underperformers in the segments automotive (-7.9 per cent) and technology/office/entertainment (-7.4 per cent).