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 greenhouse gas emissions – an unprecedented initiative to tackle climate change by an entire global sector…
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 …
Impact of religious holidays
New stores buoy Mr. DIY Malaysia’s Q2 sales while shoppers tighten budget
The market leader in the Malaysian home improvement market increased its sales by almost 9 per cent in the…
Down 5.5 per cent
Quarterly sales at Lowe's continue to deteriorate
Sales losses at US DIY group Lowe's have worsened in the second quarter. In the three months from the beginning of June to 2 …
Extreme heat in April
AllHome’s quarterly sales down 8.25 per cent
Philippine home improvement retailer AllHome Corp. again struggled in the second quarter of the year as sales continued to decline. The…