The first two B&Q stores in Saudi Arabia are opening in autumn 2021
Kingfisher is expanding into Saudi Arabia and the Middle East with its B&Q brand. The British DIY store group has signed a franchise agreement with the Al-Futtaim Group for this purpose. The first two B&Q stores…
Verdict from the green industry
Spoga+Gafa 2021 is postponed until August
Spoga+Gafa 2021 is to be postponed until 8 to 10 August and will then take place as hybrid event at the same time. Koelnmesse is therefore…
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 …
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 …
Leroy Merlin under the top 10
DIY and Garden needs to catch up in French e-commerce
In the French e-commerce, the product group DIY and Garden apparently has a lot of catching up to do. Among the ten product …
28 per cent in the fourth quarter
Lowe’s increases sales by 24 per cent in 2020/2021
In its fiscal year 2020/2021 (ended 29 January 2021), Lowe's increased its sales by 24.2 per cent to USD 89.507 bn (EUR 74.424 bn…
Dähne Verlag
German Top 20 grew by 12 per cent in 2020
The Top 20 German DIY store operators recorded domestic sales totalling EUR 26.024 bn in 2020, an increase of 12.1 per cent (= EUR 2.815 …
Second half of 2020
Cashbuild revenues grow by 21 per cent
South African home improvement retailer Cashbuild increased its revenues by 21 per cent to ZAR 6.695 bn (EUR 370 mio) in the second half of …
Thailand
Dohome increases revenues by 5.3 per cent
Thai home improvement company Dohome saw growth, with consolidated revenues going up 5.3 per cent to THB 18.92 bn, buoyed by a 15 per cent…
Full year 2020
5.5 per cent like-for-like growth at Wickes
British home improvement chain Wickes increased its sales last year by 3.6 per cent to GBP 1.391 bn (EUR 1.609 bn). Like-for-like …