Once America’s largest retailer, Sears has seen such enormous changes that the picture it presents today is completely different from even ten years ago
Strategic reorientation
The Spanish franchise organisation ATB, now under new management, intends to expand the number and size of its stores, revise its product ranges and …
Rapid rate of expansion
Marketing Trend has far more than 90 DIY stores in Italy under the Brico Io logo. The majority of these stores are run under a franchising system. The …
Steady growth
The Belgian DIY market continued to grow last year, though without managing to achieve the previous year's growth rates
Growth in the Netherlands
The DIY market in the Netherlands saw positive progress in 2007, with sales for the sector increasing by 4.6 per cent according to figures from GfK Benelux
Upwardly ambitious
The Mr. Bricolage Group intends to improve its position in the French DIY market. This includes overtaking Bricomarché to become number three by 2011
The green business
The American DIY and hardware trade is endeavouring to stimulate the sale of environmentally friendly products
The siren song of the east
In mid-April Bulgaria became the eighth country where Baumax, the DIY retailer from Austria, is actively involved
More furniture
Homebase is currently testing concepts for new openings and refits, where furniture and furnishings are playing an increasingly major role. So far the pilot stores …
Does DIY need discounts?
Finally moving to Globus
The acquisition of Hela’s specialist store division by Globus is now official, following the approval of the German competition authorities in December …
East European Eldorado for expansionists
The competitive situation in central and eastern Europe is intensifying as internationally active DIY multiples from countries of the …
Extranet for increased efficiency
The development by companies of their own Extranets, which enable them to reduce production cycles and make savings in buffer stocks and costs…
Uncertain future
Today, almost two years after the opening of the first Villager's Hardware store, there is still no word from Home Depot as to its plans for these hardware units