Digitalisation - Lowe's

Quick stepping through the DIY store

Lowe’s is currently working on digitalising its product search on the sales floor. Two pilot stores with very tech-savvy customers are testing …

Digitalisation - Majimpex

To bypass the evolution

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…

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