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Service comes first

In its 20 stores the Portuguese DIY retailer, Maxmat, offers a broad range of services that includes installation by tradesmen

Distribution12. July 2006

Castorama success story in Italy

Over the past four years, Castorama has enabled Kingfisher to double the group’s sales in Italy. This year will see the opening of the first …

Distribution12. July 2006

Foreign to the trade, or a foreign trade?

Bert Hoogeland, DIY in Europe, Netherlands, Managing editor of MixSuppliers of branded goods don’t have it easy. Here in the Dutch …

Distribution12. July 2006

Compare your performance with that of top-flight retailers

Are you content just to be profitable, or would you like to improve your performance and profitability?

Distribution20. June 2006

Austrian window market is recovering

Since the Austrian window market hit rock-bottom in 2002, it has shown positive growth for the third year in a row. The introduction of the …

Distribution9. June 2006

International members ensure sales increase

The 3e Group concluded its latest financial year with a sales figure up by around 2.5 per cent to € 488 mio

Distribution24. May 2006

Shopping centre boom in eastern Europe

A current study by the IfG (Institut für Gewerbezentren) of Starnberg, Germany, reveals that the development of shopping centres in the Czech…

Distribution16. May 2006

Battle for survival

A new development is becoming apparent in the US home improvement market: the big are getting bigger and the smarter small ones are surviving

Distribution15. May 2006

Bricorama under pricing barrage

The French DIY retailer has not been able to escape the current tendency towards low prices. It is now demanding higher discounts from suppliers, …

Distribution15. May 2006

Baumax supports energy savings

The Austrian market leader is lending support to the “Saving energy saves money” initiative

Distribution15. May 2006

Kingfisher opens first store in Russia

Russia’s first Castorama store opened for business in Samara this February. Further outlets are being planned for this year as well

Distribution15. May 2006

Radical changes at Home Depot

Home Depot has undergone enormous changes since Bob Nardelli became CEO. He took over the leadership in 2000, after a successful career with General …

Distribution15. May 2006

Slicing up the market

Bob Vereen, DIY in Europe, USAFor decades there have been predictions in the USA of the demise of independent dealers in the hardware and DIY industry, yet …

Distribution15. May 2006