Continuing growth of retail area

Germany’s Top 30 operators of garden centres raised their number of outlets by 4.2 per cent between July 2003 and July 2004, and retail area …

The 30 biggest DIY trading groups

Exports of fixings, fastenings and hand tools

Taiwan records high rates of increase in both product groups

The market for electric garden tools in Europe

The summer of the century resulted in a tough year for the manufacturers of garden equipment in 2003

Analyzing America’s Top 500

The list of the retailers selling DIY products indicates the dominance of a few top firms and the continuing role of independent retailers still …

Successful launch of Toolparks in Austria

March 2003 saw “3-E” AG inaugurate Toolpark, its first franchising concept. The first outlets in this format achieved sales 20 per …

Paint well up front

GfK Benelux has carried out an audit for the Belgian DIY market of the sales in certain product categories in terms of both volume and value for the period from…

More décor products at Brico Io

The most recent addition to the Italian DIY chain Brico Io is an outlet characterised by a greatly expanded home decoration department

Growth of social responsibility

Like many other large organisations, DIY retailers in the UK have intensified their involvement in the field of corporate social responsibility …

Premiere in the north

Hornbach has opened its first DIY store in Sweden. As the company’s biggest ever, it is regarded as the new prototype

Paint-happy in the north

The lion’s share of sales in Fargerike Norge stores in Norway comes from paint. However, concentrating on this range also has its disadvantages

Sears’ large-format experiment

In seeking to gain a better reception by consumers and higher sales, Sears continues to experiment with different store formats

Hardware on the Internet

Hardware sales on the Internet are not meeting expectations in the USA and are still far from developing into a flourishing business

Highly competitive market

The competitive situation in America is becoming increasingly tough for the big-box operators and smaller DIY stores alike