DIY chain Lowe's and the pet store chain Petco have announced a pilot programme for a store-in-store concept. According to a press release, established products, services and expert knowledge relating to the home and …
Activities discontinued in 2020
Leroy Merlin finally abandons plans for Belarus
The French DIY chain Leroy Merlin has finally abandoned its plans in Belarus. The company had already stopped its activities in 2020…
Figures 2021
Germany is still a DIY country
Initially, the summary of DIY stores in Germany for the year 2021 doesn’t sound so bad: compared with 2019, the industry was still in plus, explains …
Electrical wholesaler
Yesss wants to grow its B2C sales
The UK subsidiary of the French group is celebrating its 10th anniversary
Now in Madrid
Mr. DIY is already opening its second location in Spain
Shortly after entering the Spanish market, the Malaysian retail chain Mr. DIY will open its second location in the country …
Maxeda CEO on the Global DIY Network
“You need to invest in your store”
DIY customers not only buy products, but projects. That’s why Guy Colleau, CEO of the Dutch Maxeda DIY Group, is convinced: physical stores …
Maxeda CEO on the Global DIY-Network
Guy Colleau: “You need the brick and the click”
The Dutch DIY retail group Maxeda is aiming for an online share of 12 per cent of total sales. Its current online share has doubled …
DIY Statistics
Western European companies dominate Europe's DIY market
The European DIY market continues to be dominated by the two heavyweights Groupe Adeo from France and Kingfisher from the UK…
Home Depot and Lowe's Canada
North American home improvement retailers are hiring
Home Depot, the American world DIY market leader, has announced that it is hiring more than 100 000 new associates ahead of its…
15 per cent in the fourth quarter
Tractor Supply reports growth of 20 per cent in 2021
Tractor Supply, the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, reports net sales for the fiscal year 2021 of USD 10…
EUR 3.3 bn
German e-commerce with DIY and flowers grows by 31 per cent
In e-commerce in Germany, the market volume for products in the DIY and flower segment in 2021 was around EUR 3.339 bn. …
Craig Menear to become chair of the board
Ted Decker to become new head of Home Depot
Home Depot, the largest DIY store operator in the world, is getting a new boss. Edward "Ted" Decker has been named CEO and president, …
2021: up 12.5 per cent
Byggmax reports record sales and announces new formats
The Swedish Byggmax group reports strong growth at a record sales level for the year 2021. The Swedish group made SEK 7.645 …
Stronger focus on use of customer data
ManoMano working together with mParticle in future
ManoMano wants to use the customer data infrastructure of the mParticle platform in future. The online marketplace for DIY, …
Succession of Julie Wirth
Mark George appointed new CFO of Wickes
Wickes Group announces the appointment of Mark George as chief financial officer. Mark Georg will join the business with a start date no …