The Norwegian Orkla Group supplies numerous stores in the paintbrush and painting supplies market. The principle for market development is always the same: Clear quality levels make the purchase decision easier and …
Nordic countries - Tesa
Market with high DIY affinity
The German manufacturer Tesa operates in all the Scandinavian countries and works together with DIY retailers. It evaluates the outlook for the region…
Nordic countries - Plantasjen
Big Data for Garden Centres
The garden centre chain Plantasjen has turned its supply chain management inside out, reduced its branch stock levels and increased sales
Nordic countries - Silvan
Danish flexibility
In a market that is hardly growing, the Silvan chain is working on winning more market share. The store format, the competent and proactive personnel and the …
City store formats – Leroy Merlin
Métro, boulot, brico
The French DIY market leader Leroy Merlin now has a second inner city store. The concept concentrates entirely on the needs of the urban customers
Home Depot and Lowe's
What unifies and divides the giants
Home Depot and Lowe’s, the world’s largest home center chains, forged new sales highs in 2015, but they got there in somewhat different ways
Editorial
Generation rent, share, Internet, etc.
Russia
Online is booming
In Russia e-commerce with DIY and building products reports double-digit growth rates. And more potential still remains
Russia
The crisis and who gains from it
The Russian DIY market is currently characterised by downturns. However, this development isn't the same everywhere. It's not just the big players …
Russia
Stagflation batters home and garden retailers
Double-digit inflation combined with a deep recession has made 2015 a year to forget for home and garden specialist retailers in Russi…
Leroy Merlin
Three openings in three days
Leroy Merlin, a member of the French Groupe Adeo, opened five new home improvement centres in Brazil in 2015 and now has a first store in the …
Being big
Wholesaling in America continues to undergo major changes, as the latest company takeovers demonstrate. Growth outside the co-op structure is also increasingly important
Hardware Association (NRHA)
How hardlines retailers performed
The North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) produces a comprehensive analysis of retail operations for three types of US hardlines …
Baumax
Baumax is now history
The sell-off of the former Austrian DIY chain was completed in December 2015