Global DIY Summit tackles uncertainty - and visions
With more than 1 000 participants from 55 countries, the Global DIY Summit started its two-day congress programme in Berlin today. "Visions of DIY in the age of uncertainty" is the congress motto, which the first …
NEW EDRA/GHIN WORKING GROUP
Global initiative to tackle Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions
Edra/Ghin, the global trade associations for home improvement retailers, today launched a new joint working group to h…
Kick-off to the Global DIY Summit
Store tour heads for six showcase stores in Berlin
The Global DIY Summit 2023 kicked off in Berlin yesterday with a large store tour. The programme of lectures for the two-day …
Online plus 9 per cent
Clas Ohlson grows by 3 per cent in 2022/2023
Swedish retail chain Clas Ohlson has reported sales of SEK 9.024 bn (EUR 774.5 mio) in its 2022/2023 financial year (May 2022 to April …
Purchasing alliance
Groupe BMR from Canada is a new member of Arena
The home improvement purchasing group Arena has a new member from Canada. Groupe BMR, a subsidiary of Sollio Groupe Coopératif, has …
Garden sales 20 per cent down
6 per cent increase for Dutch DIY stores in the first quarter
DIY stores in the Netherlands finished the first quarter of 2023 with a 6.1 per cent increase in sales compared with …
“Statistik Baumarkt + Garten 2023” published
Third year of crisis: new diy statistics under the sign of inflation and war
The new edition of the German “Statistik Baumarkt + Garten 2023” was published at the end of May. …
Operational by autumn
Kingfisher France and Mr. Bricolage set up purchasing company Unio
Kingfisher France, the French subsidiary of the British DIY group, and the French franchise group Mr. Bricolage …
Shift in consumer spending
AllHome sales down almost 11 per cent in the first quarter
Philippine home improvement retailer AllHome Corp. saw revenues fall 10.9 per cent in the first quarter as it noted a …
AFEB survey
Spanish DIY manufacturers expect growth in 2023
Spanish manufacturers of DIY products are optimistic about the year 2023, at least that is how a survey by their association AFEB …
Ireland
Woodie's first quarter sales slightly down year-on-year
Irish DIY chain Woodie's has reported a 2.0 per cent year-on-year decline in sales for the first quarter (1 January to 23 …
Downward adjustment of -3.3 per cent
Kingfisher maintains quarterly sales in nominal terms
The UK-based Kingfisher Group has maintained its sales in the first quarter of its 2023/2024 financial year. From February to …
Trade and online business solid
Lowe's sales down 5.5 per cent in first quarter
Lowe's, number two in the US home improvement sector, saw sales decline by 5.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2023 compared with t…
Vilniaus Prekyba group
Bauhof names his new CEO
Edvinas Volkas has been named the new CEO of Bauhof. Volkas takes over from Mantas Tulaba, who served as interim CEO for the past month.Volkas has worked …
16 markets
Praktiker Greece is a member of Edra/Ghin
Praktiker Hellas is a new member of the international DIY association Edra/Ghin. The company is considered number one in the Greek home …