Switzerland - DIY Trade

In actual fact the conditions are good

And yet still no paradise for DIY trade: in Switzerland, the retail trade has got its own problems. However a DIY store would still fit in a …

Leroy Merlin

Uniform and digital

When it comes to shopfitting, interior planning and assortment optimisation, Leroy Merlin relies on a universal software. The pilot is now starting in Russia

Russia

Small formats in a giant country

In Russia, conditions are getting tougher and growth rates lower. Here too, DIY store operators are looking at smaller towns and formats

Austria - Statistics

Extreme differences

The distribution of DIY store and garden centre locations in Austria varies considerably from state to state. The greater Vienna area is extremely …

Switzerland - Coop Bau + Hobby

Focused on the retail area

In its new store in Feuerthalen and the modernised flagship store in Rickenbach, Swiss market leader Coop Bau + Hobby shows what it is capable of

Good Home

DIY stores for the sultanate

Following the Thai model Home Pro and with the support of industry, the newly established Good Home chain aims to conquer the market in Brunei

Editorial

Make humans great again

Ikea opens its first furniture store in India

Ikea opens its first furniture store in India today, 9 August 2018, in Hyderabad. The 37 000 m² store is located in Hitec City, …

Belgium - Oh'Green

Three times the green expertise

Bob Douliez, CEO of the Garden Center Holding, talks about the new Belgian garden centre concept Oh’Green, which has emerged from three formats

Belgium - Brico Belgium Group

Don’t panic

In an interview, Patrick Vandenbogaerde, Managing Director of Brico Belgium Group, explains how he wants to secure the position of market leader, even in difficult …

Netherlands - Hornbach

Ideal traffic connections

Hornbach is pressing ahead with its expansion in the Netherlands. In Zwolle, the now 14th Hornbach store in the country has recently opened

Netherlands - Gamma

Store with a speciality

The new Gamma store in Goes not only embodies the new Focus concept of the parent group; operator Esselink also offers 3D printing as a special service

Netherlands - Hubo

With an eye on Germany too

A DIY store operator is reinventing itself. In the Netherlands, Hubo is radically remodelling its sales channel

Statistics

“We couldn’t resist”

“Statistics Home Improvement Retail Europe” is also extended in the 2018 edition: for the first time, the statistical standard work provides an overview of two…