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 company rates this figure as "balanced despite a declining market". The division includes 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 …
Radu Oniga
New country manager of Hornbach in Romania
Hornbach, the third largest DIY chain in Germany, announced at the start of the new financial year on 1 March 2024, Radu Oniga will take …
Malaysian retail group
Mr. DIY’s sales grew by 9.4 per cent in 2023
Malaysian retail group Mr. DIY increased its sales in 2023 by 9.4 per cent compared to the previous year, bringing the annual sales …
2023 figures
New stores buoy Mr. DIY’s sales in home turf
A significant rise in its store count has buoyed the sales of the Malaysian home goods retailing giant Mr. DIY last year after mature …