DIY retailers move towards sustainability ahead of reporting mandate
A review of the sustainability reports of seven home improvement retailers in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines reveals that for the environmental aspect, home improvement retailers are most …
Amazon faces competition in Europe
Alibaba brings the Miravia marketplace to Spain
The Chinese online giant Alibaba has launched an online marketplace in Spain under the name Miravia. A separate hardware and DIY …
Tammo Bruns
New Hagebau director for sales, marketing & digital affairs
The German cooperative Hagebau is getting another new director. The supervisory board has appointed Tammo Bruns (50) as …
Eliminating 90 per cent of emissions
Lowe’s is announcing net-zero emission target by 2050
Lowe’s is announcing a new goal to reach net-zero emissions across its value chain by 2050. To reach net-zero, Lowe’s will …
Net sales
Bunnings grew by almost 90 per cent between 2012 and 2021
Australia-based Bunnings brought in around EUR 10.9 bn in sales in 2021, almost 90 per cent more than 2012.
First half of 2022/23
Clas Ohlson sales back to previous year's level at the end of the second quarter
Clas Ohlson has increased its sales by 3 per cent to SEK 4.294 bn (approx. EUR 393.9 mio) in the …
Third quarter mixed
Dutch DIY markets show double-digit growth after nine months
DIY stores in the Netherlands closed the third quarter with a 3.5 per cent increase in sales compared to the same …
Entry point to Europe
Mr. DIY Turkey aims to end year with 35 stores
The Turkish operations of Malaysia-founded home improvement retailer Mr. DIY aims to end 2022 with 35 stores – an ambitious, yet …
BHB figures
German DIY store sales grow by 2.3 percent in the third quarter
After nine months in 2022, DIY and garden centres in Germany show a 10.5 per cent increase in sales, and a 9.8 per …
Lockdowns influence growth rates
Austria up after nine months, Switzerland down
The development of DIY sales in Austria and Switzerland in the third quarter of 2022 was mixed. At the end of the first nine months, …
8 per cent of usage
Home Depot purchases 100 MW of solar energy
Home Depot has announced that 100 MW of solar energy purchased from National Grid Renewables at its solar and storage project in Denton …
Chilean retail group
Cencosud turns over 13 per cent more with home improvement
Chilean retail group Cencosud has posted sales of CLP 440 bn (EUR 473 mio) from its home improvement division in the …
Falabella Group
Sodimac sales down 12 per cent in third quarter
Sodimac, the home improvement division of Chilean retail group Falabella, turned over USD 1.024 bn (EUR 990 mio) in the third q…
10.4 per cent in 2022
Growth in German DIY sales solely price-driven
DIY stores in Germany will achieve a nominal sales increase of 7.0 per cent in 2023. This forecast of a medium scenario was presented…
Third quarter
Kingfisher maintains total sales and is well ahead of 2019
Kingfisher reports third-quarter sales (three months ending 31 October 2022) of GBP 3.263 bn (EUR 3.797 billion). This …