The retail sales of Thai powerhouse Siam Cement Group's building materials distribution business Thailand’s industrial powerhouse saw a 2.6 per cent dip in sales to 3.27 bn Thai baht in 2023, owing to market challenges …
Thai industrial conglomerate
Siam Cement Group's retail business sees dip in 2023 sales
Within the group, SCG Distribution is responsible for managing subsidiaries and associated companies that sell cemen…
Garden below average
The market in the Netherlands grew by 3.4 per cent
The Dutch DIY market grew by a nominal 3.4 per cent in 2023 compared with the previous year. Two product groups, electrical and …
Bricomarché, Bricorama, Brico Cash, Tridôme
DIY division of Les Mousquetaires holds its own in 2023
The home improvement division of French retail group Les Mousquetaires generated sales of EUR 3.4 bn in 2023 in France. The …
Tiles, sanitary ware and other items
Maiden offering for Thai home improvement retailer Boonthavorn
Boonthavorn Retail Corporation Public Company Ltd, an independent home improvement retailer in Thailand which has …
First location in the Centre-Val-de-Loire region
Expansion of Screwfix in France continues
The British Kingfisher Group is continuing its expansion of the Screwfix sales division in France. The 22nd French Screwfix location has …
Price-sensitive consumers
Mr. DIY Bangladesh opens its first store
The Bangladeshi operations of the Malaysian home goods retailing giant has finally started with the opening of its maiden branch in Dhaka. …
Kingfisher subsidiary
Brico Dépôt rolls out professional "Spécial Pros" concept in France
The French chain Brico Dépôt is rolling out its professional concept "Spécial Pros" nationwide from April. The …
Third quarter
Clas Ohlson grows by 9 per cent
In the third quarter (November 2023 to January 2024) of its 2023/2024 financial year, the Swedish retail group Clas Ohlson increased its sales by 9 …
GfK figures 2023
DIY stores in Italy generate 0.7 per cent more sales
DIY stores in Italy achieved a slight increase in sales in 2023. Their sales increased by 0.7 per cent to EUR 5.289 bn compared…
Thailand
Tourism resurgence supports Thai Watsadu
The hardline segment of multinational conglomerate Central Retail Group (CRC) managed to brush away economic cobwebs to end 2023 on a …
Japan
Kohnan nine-month sales up 8 per cent
Kohnan, a Japanese home improvement retailing chain that also has a presence in Vietnam and Cambodia, reported a slight increase in its net s…
Thailand
DoHome ends 2023 with stagnant sales
Promotions to celebrate its 40th anniversary could not do much to help Thai home improvement retailer DoHome in 2023, when sales staggered …
BHB confident for 2024
German DIY retail sales down 3.1 per cent in 2023
The DIY trade in Germany ended 2023 with a 3.1 per cent drop in sales. The sales volume totalled EUR 21.24 billion. On a …
2023 ranking of the top 8
Bauhaus is the new DIY market leader in Germany
Bauhaus has replaced Obi as the market leader in the German DIY market. According to estimates by Dähne Verlag, the DIY chain's …