Thai chain Siam Global House sees fall in revenues for 2020
Siam Global House, a Thai home improvement chain with a presence in Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos, saw revenues slip 4.44 per cent last year. This was due to lower sales stemming from store closures aimed at containing the…
AFEB
Spanish manufacturers expecting higher sales in 2021
Spanish manufacturers in the hardware and home improvement sector are looking to 2021 with optimism, according to the findings …
Reinier Zuydgeest in the Global DIY-Network
Differentiated view of the home improvement boom
Will the boom on the DIY market triggered by Covid-19 continue this year? And was it a boom at all? These are the questions which …
Figures 2020
Store closures cause HomePro a decline in sales for the first time
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Thai HomePro group had to accept a drop in sales for the first time in the year…
Europe
Robot mowers are well known, but not widely spread
Robot mowers are known in Sweden by 74 per cent of garden owners, and 17 per cent also own one. Similarly high are the percentage…
Plus 25 per cent in the fourth quarter
Home Depot increases sales by 20 per cent in 2020/2021
Plus 25 per cent in the fourth quarter, plus 20 per cent over the whole year - that is a summary of Home Depot's 2020 balance…
1 March in three federal states
The first DIY stores are allowed to open again in Germany
In Germany, the first of 16 federal states have announced the re-opening of DIY stores: from next Monday, 1 March 2021, …
Danish coatings company
Hempel takes over Wattyl in Australia and New Zealand
The Danish coatings manufacturer Hempel has taken over Wattyl, a coatings manufacturer and retailer in Australia and New …
Australia and New Zealand
Bunnings makes 24 per cent more sales from July to December
In the second half year of 2020 - the first half year of the company's financial year 2020/2021 - Bunnings stores in …
January 2021
France’s DIY stores start the year with plus 20 per cent
The French DIY industry has started the year 2021 with ongoing high growth rates. In January, sales in the DIY stores in …