The FIFA World Cup may benefit the DIY market in South Africa
Sharing ideas to survive
It was the smaller sized firms that carried when many of America's original home improvement chains succumbed to the two giant competitors
Business improving, if slowly
"A busy and productive year"
Kingfisher reports fourth quarter total sales down 1 per cent - like-for-like down 3 per cent - to £2.3 billion impacted by adverse weather
Totally DIY in Birmingham viewed as a succes
The view of most who attended the Totally DIY exhibition at Birmingham's NEC was that the event was a big success. This year's show …
Epicentr K: The world's biggest DIY superstore
A local company called Epicentr K has opened the world's biggest DIY superstore in Ukraine, the second largest country in Europe
Weakening growth
The crisis has not passed the Italian DIY stores by without a trace. Only new openings have brought any growth
Another neighbourhood supplier
Ace Hardware, the dealer-owned cooperative from the United States, plans to establish a third store type in the Philippines. The market for this …
No European supremos
The European DIY Retail Association (EDRA) is moving in a new direction. Everything is to become more European, more democratic
Albanian ouverture
Praktiker has opened Albania's first-ever DIY store in the country's capital Tirana. The company intends to rapidly expand its presence if this pioneering outlet…
New in third place
Following its acquisition of Le Club-les Briconautes, the Mr. Bricolage group now ranks third in the French DIY market. Its ambition is to become the benchmark …
New formats and ranges
The pace of expansion in the Italian DIY market has been curbed. Nevertheless the DIY retailers are still working hard on their concepts
The biggest box of all
A local company called Epicentr K has opened the world's biggest DIY superstore in Ukraine, the second largest country in Europe
Complex signals
A look at the American DIY market 2009
As the world begins recovering from the great recession period it has been enduring, a close look at its largest DIY market, the United State…