True to its motto of “Everyday low prices”, the Thai operations of Malaysian home improvement retailer Mr. DIY has launched a campaign to promote private label products. In a statement, Arnupharp Kongmalai, Mr. DIY …
Expansion
Mr. DIY Vietnam to end 2023 with ten stores
The Vietnam operations of Malaysian home improvement giant Mr. DIY has opened a sixth location and is set to end the year with ten …
Participants from all over the world
Third Virtual DIY Summit on the current state of the industry
For the third Virtual DIY Summit 2023, John Herbert, managing director of the international DIY association Edra/Ghin…
New Home Improvement Report
Global home improvement sales exceeded EUR 696 bn in 2022
Global home improvement retail sales topped EUR 696.5 bn in 2022, growing by around 10.4 per cent compared to 2021. The …
Half-year sales narrowly maintained
Hornbach DIY stores back on growth course in second quarter
In its half-year report, Hornbach has now confirmed and supplemented the figures published in advance in a profit …
Swedish hard discounter
Rusta wants to go public
The Swedish hard discounter Rusta wants to go public. The aim is to list on Nasdaq Stockholm before the end of the year. The company operates 202 stores in…
Rona+ brand
Rona converts more Lowe's stores
Canada's Rona Group has announced the conversion of more Lowe's stores to the Rona+ brand. After the company released details in mid-September of …
Back to the Adeo Group
Lorraine Valsasina new managing director of Bricoman Poland
Lorraine Valsasina is the new managing director of Bricoman Poland. She is moving back to Adeo Group after three years …
Expansion in Europe
Poland next target for Mr. DIY?
Malaysia’s top home improvement retailer Mr. DIY appears to be scouting Poland as a potential market for its planned expansion in Europe. Leo Gan, M…
Stabilised in the second quarter
Hornbach sales in first half almost at previous year's level
The sales performance of the German Hornbach Group stabilised in the second quarter (June to August). This was reported…
Kingfisher
Screwfix soon to be online pure player in 20 European countries
Screwfix, the professional-oriented sales division of the British Kingfisher Group, wants to be present as an o…
Selection of best-selling articles
Mr. DIY Thailand enters e-commerce space
The Thailand operations of home improvement retailer Mr. DIY has fully entered the e-commerce space of the country when it launched its …
Positive in UK and Ireland
Kingfisher's first-half sales slightly down on previous year
UK-based Kingfisher Group has ended the first half of its 2023/2024 financial year (February to July) with a slight …
Five stores in a month
Mr. DIY quickly scales up in Vietnam
Malaysian home improvement powerhouse Mr. DIY has quickly scaled up its Vietnam operations by opening five stores in three key locations of the…
USA
Aubuchon joins Ace Hardware
US hardware chain Aubuchon has joined the Ace Hardware cooperative. Aubuchon currently operates 112 stores in the north-eastern USA. Of these, 76 are to…