The retail expert Neil Munz-Jones on the strategies, mistakes and opportunities that home improvement retailers encounter on their way to becoming omni-channel businesses. Full version of the interview published in DIY …
Relative similarities
Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia are close neighbours with noticeable historical, cultural and economic similarities. They are often treated as one m…
Waiting for that stimulus
In recent times the situation of the DIY trade in Slovakia has been marked by a difficult economic environment. But there are expansionary tendencies as …
DIY stores in Czech Republic and Slovakia
Hoping for improvement
Globus is operating DIY stores within a difficult environment in the Czech Republic. Sales were badly down last year
“A demanding consumer”
Poland is seeing the emergence of specialised local companies in competition with the DIY retailers from the West. DIY International talked to André Adamski…
Waiting for the prince
The foreign subsidiaries of Praktiker haven’t gone bust like their parent company, but they are just meandering along like in Poland. A solvent prince would …
Varying tendencies
Recently the home improvement market in Poland has shown clear signs of growth. This is a reflection of the increasing popularity of branded products, and of …
Multi-channel data
Leroy Merlin intends to create a future-oriented database for its multi-channel activities, including the company’s international business, by means of a new …
Consolidation is looming
The Russian DIY market is speeding from one sales record to the next. Consumer habits and market structures are experiencing dramatic changes
“Have a plan”
The retail expert Neil Munz-Jones on the strategies, mistakes and oppor-tunities that home improvement retailers encounter on their way to becoming omni-channel …
The sick man of Germany
Praktiker is insolvent and the future of the DIY retailer, formerly the second biggest in Germany, is uncertain, as is that of its subsidiary Max Bahr
Think omni-channel
Not just since the Global Summit in Rome has it been clear that the industry is moving towards an omni-channel world. The question now is whether all the …
No divine right
Another challenging year
The UK DIY market declined to an estimated £ 7.54 bn f. Statistics show that the sector as a whole experienced a four per cent decline year-on-year. …