The Finnish Kesko group increased sales in the year 2020 by 16.2 per cent in its building and home improvement trade division, the comparable change was 7.9 per cent. Overall sales in this business field amounted to EUR…
1.2 billion euros
ManoMano doubled its trading volume in 2020
ManoMano, the online marketplace specialised in DIY and garden, doubled its trading volume to EUR 1.2 bn in 2020. And Germany, a…
Regulation
Pet sales to be banned in French pet stores?
In France, the National Assembly voted on 27 January in favour of prohibiting the sale of pets in pet stores and garden centres with …
Swiss cooperative society
Landi’s net earnings up by 5.5 per cent
The 270 Landi stores in Switzerland grew their sales in 2020 by 5.5 per cent over the previous year to CHF 1.472 bn (EUR 1.361 bn). The …
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 …
High number of purchases
A strong December in Italian DIY retailing
In Italy, the number of purchases in home improvement stores rose unusually sharply in December 2020. Sales increased by 22 per cent over…
Together with Allstate
Home Depot creates a new extended protection plan
Home Depot partners with Allstate to create a new extended protection plan to provide customers expanded benefits and faster …
Additional bonusses
Lowe’s plans to hire 50 000 associates this spring
US-American DIY chain Lowe's announces to pay an additional USD 80 mio in discretionary bonuses to its front-line associates and …
Race to catch up in second half of the year
DIY trade in Spain loses only one per cent in sales in 2020
The Spanish DIY trade completed the year 2020 with a decline in sales of 1.06 per cent. This means that the declines of …
Maxbo boss Carl Otto Løvenskiold in an interview
DIY sector in Norway grew in 2020 by almost 26 per cent
The coronavirus pandemic and the resulting shift in lifestyle has also led to people investing more in their apartments, …