Although the Tunisian retailer Majimpex has been a player
in the hardware industry for a long time, it hasn’t been involved in home improvement retail. It has now entered this market in an online capacity with …
Digitalisation - Coop Bau + Hobby
“The need is there”
Customers want cross-channel shopping, the Swiss Coop group is sure of that. Whether DIY stores or supermarkets – their pick-up points are also available for …
Digitalisation - Stroitelny Dvor
No more routine pricing
The Russian builders’ merchant and DIY retailer Stroitelny Dvor selects price optimization and analytic services across online and brick-and-mortar …
Statistics Home Improvement Retail Europe
Facts instead of fake news
The Dähne publishing house invests in facts and launches its “Statistics Home Improvement Retail Europe” with a new appearance and even more volume
Editorial
Afraid of Amazon?
Germany
Triumph of the German engineer
The label of origin “Made in Germany” continues to grow in importance for German DIY manufacturers. It sparks consumer desire, yet is coming under …
Germany
Record year for Bosch
2016 was an extraordinarily good year for Bosch. The company sold more than 50 million power tools worldwide, achieving sales totalling € 4.5 bn
Germany
Green giant
Dehner, the German family-run company, is the largest pure garden centre operator in Europe. And it hasn’t stopped expanding yet
Germany
Strong DIY stores
Recently, the growth of the DIY store garden centres has been above the entire green market average in Germany. The focus is on strong product groups
Germany - Obi
A foothold in the green project business
Obi is rolling out a big new garden designer project in its German stores. The product will be complemented by sophisticated service …
Lowe’s
Demystifying and simplifying
Lowe’s, in collaboration with b8ta, is testing a store-within-a-store concept for smart home products
Poland
Optimism despite certain threats
The DIY market in Poland is continuing to grow steadily – also in the coming years, according to the retail analysts at the market research …
Bunnings
Up and running
In the home counties north of London, Bunnings is converting its first four pilot stores from Homebase to its own brand
The Japanese DIY market from 1990 to 2016
In their latest statistics, the Japan DIY Industry Association recorded 4 710 DIY stores at the end of 2016, 1.3 per cent more than …
Germany
Optimistic forecast for 2017
After the collapse of Praktiker and Max Bahr, the German DIY market has picked up again. The industry grew in 2016 and is also expecting good figures…