As of 1 August 2021, the supervisory board of Tesa SE has appointed Dr Andreas Mack as consumer director. The division is being reorganised and Mack assumes responsibility for product development and marketing as well …
CSR initiatives
The environment and labour rights attract DIY customers
With similarly high levels of agreement of around 70 per cent, four aspects of corporate social responsibility (CSR) play an…
Philippines
Wilcon financials surge on eased lockdown rules
Wilcon Depot, the Philippines' leading home improvement store chain, reported a surge in its finances in the first half of 2021 …
Second Quarter
Sherwin-Williams reports high double-digit plus
The US American group Sherwin-Williams increased sales in its retail division The Americas Group in the second quarter by 22.6 per …
Plus 18 per cent in the second quarter
HomePro grows, economy in Thailand remains under pressure
The Thai chain HomePro made sales to the amount of THB 16.15431 bn (EUR 416 mio) in the second quarter. This is an …
10 per cent online
Praktiker Hungary increases sales by 12 per cent in 2020
Praktiker Hungary increased its sales in the year 2020 by 12 per cent to HUF 76.23 bn (EUR 212 mio). As in the previous yea…
Febin Director Piet de Coninck is successor
Hima General Director Ralf Rahmede is retiring
Ralf Rahmede, general director of the European association of manufacturers Hima and the German association of manufacturers HHG, is …
Half-yearly figures: 33 per cent up
French DIY stores fall short of June 2020 sales
As in May, the sales of French DIY stores in June were well down on the same month last year. French DIY retailers ended the month …
2020 in lockdown
Spanish DIY retail sales increase by 71 per cent in the second quarter
Hardware and DIY retailers in Spain increased their sales by 59.8 per cent in the second quarter of the year …
U.S. Census Bureau
US sales increase by 18.3 per cent in the first six months
The retail sales of home centres, lumberyards and hardware stores in the USA increased by 18.3 per cent in the first half…