Philippine home improvement retailer AllHome Corp. again struggled in the second quarter of the year as sales continued to decline. The company reported sales of 2.86 bn Philippine pesos (PHP, EUR 45.5 mio) in April to …
Roll-out over five years
Ace Hardware launches “Elevate3 Ace” store concept
Ace Hardware will roll-out its new store concept “Elevate3 Ace” to new and existing stores over the next five years, backed by a …
Global House reverses sales decline in the second quarter
Siam Global House, one of Thailand’s biggest home improvement retailing chains, has managed an incremental rise in net …
Stock Exchange of Thailand
Boonthavorn gets green light for planned offering
An independent home retailing chain in Thailand that has links to industrial conglomerate Siam Cement Group (SCG) has secured the …
Promotions save DoHome’s second quarter
Thanks to its sales promotions and activities, Thai home improvement retailer DoHome managed to break even during the second quarter despite…
Lidl own brand Parkside
German discounter Lidl opens DIY stores in Hungary and Poland
The German discounter Lidl has opened a store in Hungary focused entirely on products from its own DIY brand Parkside…
Retail chain from Malaysia
Mr DIY to open soon in Poland
There were initial indications at the end of last year, followed by the opening of a logistics centre in April, in the meantime staff were being sough…
2nd EU presence
Poland is Mr. DIY's 13th market
"The time has come for the Malaysian chain of Mr. DIY Poland stores," a member of the management team confirms. The Malaysian DIY retail chain …
Weak second quarter
Austria's DIY stores remain in the black in the first half of the year
DIY store sales in Austria fell only moderately in the second quarter. Austrian DIY stores turned over around…
Second quarter in the red
Bad weather spoils the German half-year figures
The second quarter brought a significant drop in sales for DIY stores in Germany. Compared to the same period last year, their sales…
First half in the red
Second quarter drags down Swiss DIY store sales
Swiss DIY stores recorded a massive drop in sales in the second quarter compared to the same period of the previous year. At CHF 1.0…
Downturn after growth in 2023
DIY stores in Italy experience sales decline of 8.8 per cent in the first half of 2024
Italian DIY stores recorded a drop in sales of 8.8 per cent in the first six months of 2024 …
Subsidiary dissolved
HomePro cancels plans for Vietnam
The Thai DIY chain HomePro is abandoning its goal of setting up stores in Vietnam. The company has dissolved its wholly-owned subsidiary Home …
Amid speculation of divorce with Ace
Indonesia’s top home improvement chain enjoys 14 pct growth
PT Aspirasi Hidup Indonesia Tbk, formerly known as PT Ace Hardware Indonesia, enjoyed a double-digit rise in sales in …
Philippines
Wilcon net sales inch up in Q2
Wilcon Depot Inc., the Philippines’ top home improvement retail chain, saw net sales barely rising as the company continues to be confronted with …