Adhesive-tape specialist Tesa is intensifying the company’s involvement in the Brazilian marketplace through POS presence and new products
In a 1000-year tradition
Moonstar Admani Pottery supplies traditionally manufactured planters all over the world. Nowadays use is also being made of materials other then clay
Far from the capital
The Russian DIY market is not taking place in Moscow and St Petersburg alone. The Urals is a region that has seen headlong development. Now the competition is …
In the fourth dimension
The Chinese metropolis of Shanghai is where Kingfisher has for several months now been testing new concepts and technologies for the future of retailing
Online restraint
The Russian DIY sector seems too preoccupied with expanding offline in the real world to open up a new building site on the net
Investing in brands
For five years now the Chinese tools manufacturer JJ Tools has now been consistently building up the Fixman brand, not least with the help of shops of its own …
Go west
China is not one homogeneous market. Now the government is pushing ahead with developing the economy in the interior, in places such as Chengdu, the westerly centre of the …
Another format
Home improvement is trendy in China. However, DIY stores are not catching on there. Customers prefer other formats
Different definitions
There is no clear definition of the concept of an ‘emerging market’. Anybody intending to use it for strategic observations should first take a good look at …
Varying purchasing power in Europe
The study “GfK Purchasing Power Europe 2013/2014” from market research company GfK Geo Marketing has revealed a massive imbalance in purchasing …
Worldwide increase
The Fediyma World DIY Report 2013 puts a figure of € 410 bn on the total volume of the market. North America and Europe retain their dominance
“We have to be relevant”
Demographic change is the subject that tops the agenda of John Hartmann, the new boss of True Value. Among the other dossiers on his desk are those …
The future of retailing
Brand and service
Ace intends to bring new life into the group’s enduring strengths under its new CEO, John Venhuizen. Members outside the USA are also to benefit from this strategy