Netherlands

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Netherlands

Capital: Amsterdam | Area: 41 000 km² |
Population (2021): 17.5 mio | GDP (2021): € 860.7 bn

Garden and plumbing problematic

Dutch DIY market grows only modestly

The Dutch DIY market grew by 1.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2024. This is according to GfK's Total Store Report, as reported by the trade magazine Mix (www.mixonline.nl). Stronger growth was prevented by the …

Distribution9. October 2024

Brico, Brico Planit and Praxis

Maxeda DIY Group's turnover down 3.7 per cent

The Dutch Maxeda DIY Group achieved a turnover of EUR 1.452 bn last year, 3.7 per cent down on the previous year. The number of stores…

Distribution3. July 2024

Garden below average

The market in the Netherlands grew by 3.4 per cent

The Dutch DIY market grew by a nominal 3.4 per cent in 2023 compared with the previous year. Two product groups, electrical and …

Distribution19. March 2024

Building materials almost in double figures

DIY market in the Netherlands up 4.4 per cent after nine months

The Dutch DIY market grew by 4.4 per cent in the first three quarters compared to January to September 2022. This …

Distribution12. December 2023

Markus Pieters

New Bauhaus boss in the Netherlands

Bauhaus in the Netherlands has a new managing director. The national company is now headed by Markus Pieters (58), reports Dutch trade magazine …

Distribution24. October 2023

Seven new stores

Maxeda maintains stable sales in 2022/2023

The Dutch Maxeda Group has maintained its sales level in the financial year 2022/2023 (ending 29 January 2023). The turnover of EUR 1.50…

Distribution28. June 2023

Third quarter mixed

Dutch DIY markets show double-digit growth after nine months

DIY stores in the Netherlands closed the third quarter with a 3.5 per cent increase in sales compared to the same …

Distribution6. December 2022

First half of 2022

Plus 20 per cent for DIY stores in the Netherlands

DIY stores in the Netherlands had sales totalling around EUR 1.9 bn in the first half of 2022. This is an increase of 19.9 per …

Distribution7. September 2022

Former Praxis director

Joost de Beijer to become new CEO of Intergamma

A change in leadership is in the offing at Dutch DIY group Intergamma. Joost de Beijer (47) will take up the post of CEO on 1 …

Distribution22. July 2022

GfK figures 2021

Dutch DIY market 16 per cent below boom year 2020

The Dutch DIY sector recorded a double-digit decline in sales in 2021 compared with the boom year of 2020. According to the Total …

Distribution16. March 2022

Global DIY-Network

The bol.com marketplace relies on cooperation with its partners

In the Global DIY-Network Sacha Buyck presented the online marketplace bol.com, for which he works as head of …

Distribution25. February 2022

Figures from the Netherlands

Consumers are hungry for flowers and plants

Coronavirus is changing and accelerating the world, and particularly the plant market has been impacted positively. Figures from the …

Garden10. February 2022

Maxeda CEO on the Global DIY Network

“You need to invest in your store”

DIY customers not only buy products, but projects. That’s why Guy Colleau, CEO of the Dutch Maxeda DIY Group, is convinced: physical stores …

Distribution4. February 2022

Lockdown

DIY stores in the Netherlands closed again

In the Netherlands, DIY stores have had to close once again. The country went into full lockdown again on Sunday, 19 December 2021. Only …

News20. December 2021

Opening in the Netherlands

Hornbach aims to operate its first energy-neutral store

The German DIY store group Hornbach has opened the first store that it intends to operate on an energy-neutral basis. …

News14. October 2021

The Netherlands

Praxis opens a further store which follows the phygital concept

The Dutch Maxeda DIY Group continues the expansion of its phygital concept in the Praxis sales channel. The fourth …

News6. October 2021

First six months

DIY retail sales down by 24 per cent in the Netherlands compared with 2020

In the Netherlands, the sales of DIY retailers in the first six months of 2021 were down by 24.2 per cent…

News28. September 2021

DIY and specialist trade

Hornbach starts new format for floorings in the Netherlands

In the Dutch town of Kerkrade, Hornbach is starting a new format, this year still, with "Hornbach Vloeren". It…

News10. September 2021

The Westland region

Bauhaus opens fourth location in the Netherlands

The German home improvement retailer Bauhaus has opened its fourth store in its neighbouring country the Netherlands. The location …

News22. March 2021

Figures 2020

DIY stores in the Netherlands grow by 22.1 per cent

DIY stores in the Netherlands have raised their sales in the year 2020 by 22.1 per cent. The highest growth rate among the …

News10. March 2021

Benelux - The Netherlands

A Dutch brand

The international tool brand Batavia bears its name with pride. It is the historical name of the Netherlands, although "Batavians" were later regarded as rebels. It …

Suppliers11. August 2020

Benelux - The Netherlands

“We are a 365-day business”

For many retailers in the European garden segment, the Dutch cooperative Intratuin sets the standard with its concept. In doing so it goes beyond the …

Garden11. August 2020

Benelux - The Netherlands

Expanding westwards

The German DIY retailer Hornbach now operates 15 stores in the neighbouring Netherlands. Its new outlet there is the company’s 160th store overall

Distribution11. August 2020

Benelux - The Netherlands

The country’s DIY stores

The statistics from the latest Dähne Verlag survey dated June 2020 record 746 stores belonging to the nine home improvement retail groups operating in the …

Distribution11. August 2020

Benelux - The Netherlands

Slightly declining sales area in the Netherlands

At the end of the year 2019, statistics recorded somewhat fewer stores and square metres in the country’s home improvement segment …

Distribution11. August 2020

DIY stores

The Netherlands: almost 30 per cent up in March

Sales by the Dutch DIY stores rose in March by 29.3 per cent compared to the same month last year. That is according to the trade …

News23. June 2020

Duiven

Hornbach’s 15th store in the Netherlands

Hornbach is opening its 15th store in the Netherlands in Duiven today, January 29, 2020. The new DIY store has a sales area of 16,500 …

News29. January 2020

4.4 per cent overall

Garden and construction haul the Dutch market upwards

The DIY retail trade in the Netherlands grew by 4.4 per cent last year. This was reported by the trade journal Mix in its …

News4. April 2019

Netherlands - Hornbach

Ideal traffic connections

Hornbach is pressing ahead with its expansion in the Netherlands. In Zwolle, the now 14th Hornbach store in the country has recently opened

Distribution24. July 2018

Netherlands - Hubo

With an eye on Germany too

A DIY store operator is reinventing itself. In the Netherlands, Hubo is radically remodelling its sales channel

Distribution24. July 2018

Netherlands - Analysis

12 x 13

12 provinces and 13 DIY store operators – this is the matrix within which the analysis of the Dutch home improvement market takes place for the regional report in this …

Distribution23. July 2018