Austria

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Austria

Capital: Vienna | Area: 84 000 km² |
Population (2021): 8.9 mio | GDP (2021): € 402.7 bn

Weak second quarter

Austria's DIY stores remain in the black in the first half of the year

DIY store sales in Austria fell only moderately in the second quarter. Austrian DIY stores turned over around EUR 940 mio, 1.4 per cent less than in the same period last year. Due to the more positive first quarter (+2.…

Distribution16. August 2024

Abroad better than Austria

3e AG's external sales remain 3 per cent below the previous year

The retailers affiliated with the Austrian 3e AG cooperative generated external sales of EUR 711 mio in 2023. This …

Distribution11. April 2024

Inner city concept

Bellaflora opens second Salon Verde in Vienna

Austrian garden centre chain Bellaflora has opened another branch of its inner-city sales format Salon Verde in Vienna. The store is …

Garden6. July 2023

BHB figures 2022

DIY stores in Austria grow by 4.2 percent

Austrian DIY stores increased their sales by 4.2 per cent year-on-year to EUR 3.17 bn in 2022. In the period from 2019 to 2022, the …

Distribution27. March 2023

Tool trade

Austrian 3e AG increased sales by 3.7 per cent in 2022

The Austrian cooperative 3e AG has had what it claims is the most successful financial year in its history. Sales grew by 3.…

Distribution10. February 2023

Lockdowns influence growth rates

Austria up after nine months, Switzerland down

The development of DIY sales in Austria and Switzerland in the third quarter of 2022 was mixed. At the end of the first nine months, …

Distribution2. December 2022

BHB Trade Association

Austria: DIY and garden market declined by 0.4 per cent in the first half of 2022

The sales of DIY and garden stores in Austria declined by minus 0.4 per cent to EUR 1.61 bn in the…

Distribution12. August 2022

Press reports

Bauhaus Austria to grow by 15.8 per cent

The German DIY chain Bauhaus is believed to have achieved sales of around EUR 490 mio in Austria in 2021, equivalent to an increase of …

Distribution7. June 2022

Austria

Lagerhaus stores increase home and garden sales by 7.8 per cent

Lagerhaus stores in Austria increased their home and garden sales by 7.8 per cent to around EUR 667 mio in 2021. In …

Distribution23. May 2022

Double-digit growth in the first quarter

DIY stores in Austria increase by 2.5 per cent in 2021

The turnover of DIY stores in Austria increased by 2.5 per cent to EUR 3.04 bn in 2021. These figures were presented by the …

Distribution9. March 2022

Abroad plus 5.8 per cent

3e members increase external sales in Austria by 10.2 per cent

The Austrian trade cooperative 3e AG increased group sales in 2021 by 9.2 per cent to EUR 709 mio. The 146 members in…

Distribution4. March 2022

Hagebau management

Torsten Kreft becomes responsible for Austria and internationalisation

In connection with its plans for strategic realignment, the German specialised trade and retail cooperative …

Distribution22. February 2022

First three quarters

DIY stores in Austria grow by 3.8 per cent

In Austria, DIY stores made 3.8 per cent more in the first three quarters than in the same period last year. The totalled sales volume …

News15. December 2021

20-day lockdown

Austria’s DIY stores and garden centres shut up shop once more

Home improvement stores and garden centres in Austria are closed once more today. Due to the high Covid infection …

News22. November 2021

Despite second-quarter downturn

Growth of 8 per cent for Austria’s DIY retailers in the first six

Austrian home improvement stores increased their gross sales by 8.3 per cent to EUR 1.61 bn in the first half of …

News18. August 2021

Let’s do it

Tools from the shopping centre

The Austrian 3e AG is rolling out its modernised specialist store concept Let’s do it which consistently focuses on the omni-channel and, with that, …

Distribution9. August 2021

BHB-figures

Double-digit growth in Austria and Switzerland

In Austria and Switzerland, home improvement stores saw a double-digit increase in sales in the first quarter, despite the sector in …

News16. June 2021

Austria and Switzerland

Neighbours grow equally strongly

DIY stores in Austria and Switzerland increase their sales in 2020, the year of the pandemic, by a little more than 10 per cent. There are some …

Distribution4. June 2021

Pandemic year of 2020

DIY stores in Austria increase sales by nearly 11 per cent

The boost which the pandemic caused for trade in DIY and garden assortments almost worldwide is also noticeable in Austri…

News28. April 2021

Let’s do it and other brands

Members of 3e AG increase sales in Austria by 12.6 per cent

The Austrian specialist trade cooperative 3e AG reports external sales by its member companies to the amount of EUR 649 …

News9. March 2021

Good sales, no queues

Re-opening of DIY stores and garden centres in Austria

A good start, but no rush and no queues like in spring - in a nutshell, that is how DIY store and garden centre operators are…

News10. February 2021

Restrictions to be eased from 8 February

Austrian home improvement stores can reopen on Monday

From Monday 8 February, all retailers in Austria will be permitted to reopen their stores. Home improvement stores will then …

News4. February 2021

Third quarter

Austria’s DIY stores gain 17.5 per cent

In Austria, DIY stores made sales of around EUR 810 mio in the third quarter and thus 17.5 per cent more than in the same period last year. …

News25. November 2020

Year on year comparison

Swimming pool market in Austria grows by 22 per cent

The demand for swimming pools in Austria grew this year by 22 per cent compared to the previous year. Growths were achieved in …

News30. October 2020

Covid effect

20 per cent plus in Austria in the second quarter of 2020

DIY retailers in Austria made sales of EUR 1.49 bn in the first six months of this year and thus 8.3 per cent more than in…

News19. August 2020

Open since Tuesday

After an initial onslaught, it is somewhat quieter again in Austria’s DIY stores

In Austria there was an outright onslaught of customers when the DIY stores were allowed to open …

News17. April 2020

Press conference

Austrian DIY stores and garden centres to open again after Easter

Home improvement stores and garden centres in Austria are expected to be allowed to reopen on 14 April, the …

News7. April 2020

Up 4.4 per cent

DIY store industry in Austria with clear plus in 2019

DIY stores in Austria grew by 4.4 per cent in the year 2019. Their overall sales amounted to EUR 2.68 bn. Over a comparable …

News5. March 2020

Fiscal 2020/21

Hornbach appoints new managing director for Austria

The Austrian subsidiary of German home improvement store operator Hornbach is to get a new managing director. On 1 March 2020, …

News28. February 2020

Lagerhaus

There’s still space among the greenery

The Lagerhaus headquarters see a saturated DIY market, but still lots of potential in the garden market in Austria. A new concept takes this …

Distribution2. December 2019

Three quarters

DIY store sales grow significantly in Austria, but not in Switzerland

In Austria, the trade in DIY and garden assortments increased by 4.9 per cent to EUR 2.06 bn from January to …

News26. November 2019

First half year

DIY store trade in Austria rises by five per cent

In Austria, DIY stores increased their sales in the first half of the year 2019 by 5.0 per cent to EUR 1.37 bn. Like-for-like …

News3. September 2019

Austria

Lagerhaus stores grow by 0.5 per cent

The Lagerhaus stores in Austria grew only slightly in the last year. Sales in 2018 rose by 0.5 per cent to EUR 645 mio. Store operators are …

News23. May 2019

Up by 1.4 per cent

Austrian home improvement sector continues to grow

Home improvement retailers in Austria recorded total gross sales amounting to EUR 2.56 bn in fiscal 2018. This is equivalent to …

News18. March 2019

Austrian cooperation

3E AG increases sales abroad

The Austrian hardware retail cooperative 3E AG realised sales in the order of EUR 580.5 mio in 2018, equivalent to an increase of 2.2 per cent compared…

News4. February 2019

Austria - Clever Edge

A clean cut

The Austrian start-up Clever Edge presents a simple solution for a familiar problem which anyone who has a lawn will recognise

Distribution27. November 2018

Austria - Bellaflora

Green pioneer

Garden centre operator Bellaflora is creating a distinctive profile for itself through sustainability. Its latest modernisation project in Villach is another example…

Distribution27. November 2018

Austria - FN Neuhofer

Further investments

Even after 368 years, the family-founded company FN Neuhofer continues its course towards quality and puts a large amount of money into state-of-the-art …

Distribution27. November 2018

Austria - Obi

The large in the small

In Austria, Germany’s largest DIY store operator is testing its new “Obi next” strategy. But they are still keeping very quiet when it comes to their initial…

Distribution27. November 2018

Austria - Statistics

Extreme differences

The distribution of DIY store and garden centre locations in Austria varies considerably from state to state. The greater Vienna area is extremely …

Distribution30. October 2018

Germany and Austria

New joint venture reinvigorates the Raiffeisen scene

A shake-up is taking place in the segment covering Raiffeisen cooperative stores and small DIY stores in Austria and above all …

News26. July 2018

BHB figures

DIY stores in Austria grow in 2017 by two and a half per cent

The DIY store trade in Austria made total gross sales of EUR 2.53 bn in financial year 2017, thus achieving growth of …

News7. March 2018

Like-for-like 3.9 per cent

Austrian DIY stores up 2.4 per cent

In Austria, DIY retailers saw sales growth of 2.4 per cent to EUR 2.46 bn and like-for-like growth of 3.9 per cent last year. These figures were…

News13. March 2017

Scope 3

Putting the plan into action

As some of the world’s leading retailers confirm their commitment, Jamie Pitcairn, Corporate …

Distribution20. November 2024

Debate in Germany

The leaflet remains – for now

The printed brochure, still an important advertising medium for the DIY industry, is under pressure…

Distribution28. October 2024

Obi

The Myth of the Supplement

Christian von Hegel, a brand expert with a doctorate, sees himself as a scientist even as head of …

Distribution21. October 2024