The DIY market in the UK continues to exhibit the same high levels of growth which have characterised recent years
Survival in a competitive market
Do It Best, an American dealer-owned wholesaler, is ensuring the success of member firms in the competition with the big chains
All under one roof
Lapeyre La Maison is the name of the new marketing format which is now the umbrella concept uniting the different arms of the Saint-Gobain subsidiary Lapeyre
Europe: Retail shrinkage
For the first time in three years, Europe's retailers provided some better news about security: losses suffered by the sector from shrinkage and crime fell…
Kingfisher: Another strong quarter
Kingfisher’s Home Improvement business grew total sales in the first quarter to 3 May 2003 by 17 per cent, up 6.5 per cent on a l…
South-eastern Europe: The window market
For the second time running the window market in Hungary, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Slovenia, all EU candidate states in south-eastern …
On women’s to-do list: Do it yourself
According to a new opinion poll conducted for Home Depot by Roper ASW, nearly three-quarters of American women ages 25 to 49 expressed …
Rautakesko: Acquisition in Lithuania
On 13 March 2003, Rautakesko acquired a majority holding in the Lithuanian company UAB Senuku Prekybos centras (Senukai), which made Rautakesko…
Endorsement for Chicago
In the competition between what are now rival US hardware and DIY trade fairs, the National Hardware Show and the AHMA Hardware Show, AHMA claims to have …
B&Q the educator
B&Q takes seriously its role as an educator of customers, believing that better-educated consumers are likely to be higher spenders
Problematic Start for Practical World
The concept underlying Practical World, which is the new name given to the Cologne International Hardware Fair/DIY’TEC, does not seem to…
UK: Domestic Kitchen Furniture Market
Kitchen furniture, worktops and sinks market by value19951.26319961.29719971.38019981.42319991.42020001.46420011.5062002*1.5632003**1.597in bn…
Europe: DIY market in the European Union by major country 2001
Germany35 %UK20 %France16 %Italy9 %Netherlands/Belgium7 %Others13 %Market size estimated to be worth around € …
Kingfisher: consistent gains
The British group of companies has published preliminary results for the recently ended financial year and provided details about the individual …
Germany: Total DIY Sales
20012002Specialist DIY, builders’ and garden stores (min. shed area 1 000 m²)16.8616.76Small and medium-sized DIY stores and DIY stores in the …