Ace Hardware operator in Indonesia confirms split with US brand partner
After almost three decades, the partnership between the Kawan Lama Group and American home improvement giant Ace Hardware International Holdings Ltd. - which allowed the latter's eponymous stores to operate in Indonesia…
German DIY discounter
Sonderpreis Baumarkt ready to expand abroad
The German DIY discount chain Sonderpreis Baumarkt (“special price DIY store”) is preparing for international expansion and has given …
Thai Watsadu, BnB Home, Nguyen Kim
CRC’s hardline business flat in the second quarter
The hardline business of Thai retail conglomerate Central Retail Corp (CRC) ended the second quarter with flat sales, as a strong…
Scope 3 initiative
Collaboration is the key to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Edra/Ghin has recently announced that its members and their supply chains are coming together to reduce Scope 3 …
No DIY store should be without it
Hemp as a building material of the future is an insider tip for insulation and solid construction, at least according to Christian Schaar, …
Online throughout Europe
Lidl denies Parkside store in Poland
The German discounter Lidl has denied reports that it has opened a store in Poland dedicated entirely to its own Parkside brand of tools. DIY …
With several brands on the market
Uniber from Argentina becomes an Edra/Ghin member
The Argentinian trading company Uniber is a new member of the international DIY association Edra/Ghin. Uniber is active in the …
Argentina
Former Sodimac CEO joins Uniber
Pablo Ardanaz, who worked at Argentinian DIY chain Sodimac from 2007 to 2021, most recently as CEO, is to become the new head of Argentinian …
Sales increase in the second quarter
More than 5,000 Ace Hardware stores in the USA
Ace Hardware has now opened its 5,000th store belonging to the US-American co-operation in the USA. According to the latest quarterly…
First Half 2024
Depo Bangunan net sales up 2.81 per cent
Indonesian home improvement retailer PT Carturkarda Depo Bangunan Tbk posted an incremental rise in its net sales in the first half of the …
Second year in a row
Share of EU retail spending declines
The share of private consumption that goes into retail and is not spent on savings, services or leisure is slowly returning to pre-pandemic …
Grocer Metro Retail
Another retailer enters the DIY market in the Philippines
There is a new player in the home improvement market in the Philippines: the Metro Retail Stores Group has opened the …
Metro Retail Stores Group
New player in the Philippine home improvement market
Metro Retail Group is one of the top grocers in the Philippines. Now the retailer is also entering the DIY business. Other …
Sales narrowly maintained
Home Depot halts downward trend in the second quarter
US market leader Home Depot has just about maintained its sales in the second quarter. With a sales volume of USD 43.175 bn …
Market leader in Malaysia
Mr. DIY increases sales through expansion
The retail group Mr. DIY increased its sales in its home market of Malaysia and in Brunei by almost 9 per cent in the second quarter. The …