Christoph Kilian (51) will leave the Board of Management of Robert Bosch Power Tools GmbH on December 31, 2024 and is leaving the Bosch Group “at his own request to continue his professional career elsewhere”, according…
Debt repayment and expansion
Mr. DIY Indonesia submits IPO application
The Indonesian unit of Malaysian home improvement retail group Mr. DIY aims to raise 4.71 trillion Indonesian rupiah (EUR 281,741 mio…
International Hardware Fair Italy
Second edition of the Hardware Fair spin-off in May 2025
The organisers are expecting a high number of exhibitors and visitors for the second edition of the International Hardware …
Financial difficulties
Baywa apparently wants to sell shares in Austrian RWA
The German agricultural and trading group Baywa apparently wants to sell its shares in the Austrian Raiffeisen Ware Austria …
Third quarter
Cencosud's Easy stores only up in Chile
In the third quarter, the Chilean retail group Cencosud achieved an increase in sales with its home improvement division only in its …
In Europe
Leroy Merlin and Manomano are among the top 24 marketplaces
The British analysis company Channel X, in collaboration with the software manufacturer Blue Yonder, the e-commerce …
Campaign in nine countries
Obi presents an emotional TV commercial
Obi is ringing in the pre-Christmas season with its first international marketing campaign, which will be launched simultaneously in nine …
BHB DIY Congress in Bonn
DIY Lifetime Award for an ‘artist of positive thinking’: Hans-Jürgen Herr
An "artist of positive thinking", "people-catcher", "networker", "mentor", "bon vivant", "family man" - …
Discounters, garden and pet specialists benefit
German DIY and garden market expected to shrink by 1.9 per cent
Despite higher incomes, falling inflation and lower interest rates, consumer sentiment remains negative, and the …
Third Quarter
New stores continue to push Mr. DIY Malaysia’s sales
Mr. DIY, Malaysia’s top home goods retailing chain, reported a 6.4 per cent increase in revenues in the third quarter, thanks t…