The US-American hardware cooperative Ace Hardware announced that Jay Heubner, president and general manager of Ace International, will retire on 1 March 2021. David Goh will assume the role from April on. Goh is …
Les Mousquetaires
Bricomarché, Bricorama and Brico Cash grow in double-digit figures
The DIY store division of the French trading group Les Mousquetaires with its sales channels Bricomarché, …
Online up 50 per cent
Byggmax grows by 29 per cent in 2020
The Swedish DIY trading group Byggmax made sales to the amount of SEK 6.801 bn (EUR 675 mio) in the year 2020 and thus achieved growth of 28.9 …
Statement from Koelnmesse
“We believe that we have an opportunity for Spoga+Gafa 2021”
At the end of February or the start of March, Koelnmesse, together with associations, committees and interest groups …
European Home Improvement Monitor
Attic renovations gain popularity
In a year with renewed interest in Do-It-Yourself and home improvement, the attic has been a particularly popular area for renovations - from …
Pascal Coppens in the Global DIY-Network
China: above all, fast and agile
The high speed of the introduction of new technology and the agility of companies and people - that, above all, is how China managed to be the only…
31 per cent in December
French DIY stores increased sales by nearly 5 per cent in 2020
In 2020, home improvement stores in France increased their sales by 4.78 per cent. Although the growth rate was in …
Until mid-February
German DIY stores and garden centres to stay closed for a further two weeks
In Germany, home improvement stores and garden centres are to stay closed for two weeks longer than …
Swedish retailer
Sales down at Clas Ohlson, but online business growing
Sales at Swedish retail group Clas Ohlson were down by 14 per cent in December compared with the same month in 2019, and by …
Messe Frankfurt
International Consumer Goods Show and Heimtextil cancelled
Messe Frankfurt has cancelled the International Consumer Goods Show. The event was intended to replace the Ambiente, …