In the opinion of André Adamski, an expert on Eastern Europe, the future belongs to the local DIY retailers and the specialists
Dachas have potential
Modern trading formats have a relatively small share of the Russian garden market at present
A look at the world’s largest chains
Retailers around the world found the last year to be a much better year than the past several have been. An analysis and comparison of 2010 …
Meeting place for the DIY world
Top managers from industry and commerce worldwide have announced their intention to attend the 1st Global DIY Summit 2011
Arrival in Brussels
The European DIY Retail Association is intensifying its efforts on the political stage
Windows for Europe
The Fakro Group of Poland has established itself on the European market within the space of 20 years. DIY International discussed this with Ryszard Florek, who …
Radical reorganisation
Praktiker intends to improve the company’s profit situation through a number of far-reaching restructuring measures in its international business
“We are open-minded”
The Praktis chain intends to continue to grow in Bulgaria. It has just opened its eighth outlet there
Home-grown
It is about ten years since the first DIY stores were launched in Romania. Ambient was there right from the start
In brief
The East has a future
The influence of developments in the economy on DIY retailing in Central and South-eastern Europe
Expansion of production
The Barlinek Group of Poland is one of the biggest players in the market with its three-layer floorboard. Now the area of solid wood flooring is being …
Continuing attraction
The Polish market proved robust in the financial crisis. While it is still continuing to grow, concentration is also increasing
DIY and dictatorship
The retail scene in Belarus has a backlog of demand and consequently great potential. Though the regime causes a lot of bother for industry and commerce
Movement in the market
In Ukraine the market leaders have again taken up their plans for further expansion, and a new competitor has come on the scene as well