Thailand's Siam Global House, Indonesia's PT Caturkarda Depo Bangunan, Laos' Souvanny Home Center, Myanmar’s Pro1 Global: their expansion strategies for the coming months and years
Tradebeyond
How digitalisation is enabling ethical supply chains
From improving efficiency and risk management to building customer loyalty, ethical supply chains are now directly linked to …
The team of DIY International
Happy Easter!
A year ago, we wrote for Easter: "Crises and - even worse - war characterise these times", and wished you happy Easter "despite this, and precisely because of it". …
2023/2024 only slight growth abroad
Sales at Hornbach stores fall by 1.1 per cent
The DIY stores belonging to the German Hornbach Group generated sales of EUR 5.780 bn in the past 2023/2024 financial year (ending 29 …
Kingfisher France is dissolved
Castorama and Brico Dépôt in France become independent
The British Kingfisher Group is restructuring its French business and, according to the annual report, "simplifying" the …
In the red in France and internationally
Kingfisher only increases sales in the UK and Ireland in 2023/2024
Kingfisher closed its 2023/2024 financial year (ending 31 January 2024) with a decline in sales of 1.8 per cent …
Manufacturer and retailer
Lapeyre wants to expand with franchising in France and abroad
The French company Lapeyre, both a retailer and manufacturer in the furnishings, building elements, renovation and …
Soudal
Competence knows no gender
At Soudal, a family-owned company with a global presence, diversity is not just a goal, but a reality.
Hornbach
Only bad managers want clones on their team
The proportion of women on Hornbach's Supervisory Board and Board of Management is above average across the industry, even …
Obi
The beaver at the Pride Parade
The rainbow-colored appearance of the orange company manager is just one example of the commitment to diversity at Obi - the first DIY store with a …
Diversity
„It’s a long process and it‘s hard”
Sonya Ruff Jarvis advises American companies on “DEI – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion". What can we learn from the experiences of the melting …
Modelled on B&Q’s concept
Castorama opens an online marketplace
The French DIY chain Castorama has now launched an online marketplace. It aims to offer 500 000 additional products there, starting with …
France and eleven countries
Mr. Bricolage Group sales fell by 1.8 per cent in 2023
The French franchise group Mr. Bricolage generated sales of EUR 2.3119 bn last year; this was 1.8 per cent less than in the …
Smaller format makes progress
Wickes almost matches previous year's sales in 2023
In 2023, the British DIY chain Wickes almost maintained its turnover from the previous year. The volume of GBP 1.5538 bn (EUR 1…
Retail worldwide
Employees complain about lack of investment in technology
In the retail sector, 40 per cent of employees on the shop floor feel that their employer is not investing in the …