In the opinion of André Adamski, an expert on Eastern Europe, the future belongs to the local DIY retailers and the specialists
Back on track for growth
The foreign DIY retailers are still setting the tone in the Russia of today Before the financial crisis Russia was regarded as something of a DIY wonderlan…
The experts
More innovation and integration: Kingfisher is working on improvements to the bundling of group activities.
The message from western Siberia
Global upswing on the laminate flooring market
EPLF member firms achieved sales of 479 mio m²
Green in places
More flowers for Finland, fewer plants for Norway: a brief market analysis
Quicker customer deliveries
Pergo intends to further improve delivery times and reliability in central Europe with its new warehouse in Ostend, Belgium
Black-and-orange product design
Fiskars is a Finnish brand that is firmly established in the garden market. The company still attaches great importance to innovations, even more …
Focus on the category
Four DIY suppliers are working together in Norway to achieve further growth in a developed market
More than just ice-flowers
Snow for six months of the year. Is it a good idea to operate garden centres in a region like that? An interview with Per Uebel, CEO of Plantasjen, the …
It helps to renovate
DIY retailing in Sweden and the neighbouring Nordic countries has weathered the recent crisis pretty well
When DIY became a trend
The Taiwanese Test Rite Group has progressed from exporter to retailer. The company operates other retail formats in addition to the Ter-Li-Wu DIY stores
Retailers aplenty
The North European DIY markets have their individual characteristics. Although they have felt the effects of the financial crisis, the forecasts look good
Holland’s biggest
In November came the Hornbach opening in Breda. Greater emphasis is given to the creation of atmosphere, and there is a drive-in for trade customers