Positive third quarter in the Netherlands

The Dutch DIY market grew by 2.5 per cent year-on-year in the first three quarters of 2024. With the exception of the sanitary ware category (-2.4 per cent), all categories grew. These results from the Total Store Report by market research company GfK were reported in the trade magazine Mix.

At 3.9 per cent, the decoration product group recorded the strongest growth. Sales in the gardening segment were 3.1 per cent higher than in the same period last year. There was particularly strong, double-digit growth here in the third quarter, as garden sales from July to September exceeded the 2023 figures by 13.8 per cent. The third quarter of 2024 was generally strong in the Netherlands: Total sales in the sector grew by 4.0 per cent compared to the same period in 2023.