After an initial onslaught, it is somewhat quieter again in Austria’s DIY stores
In Austria there was an outright onslaught of customers when the DIY stores were allowed to open again on Tuesday 14 April. DIY store operators confirm increased customer volume and long queues in front of the stores. …
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European do-it-for-me trend collapses in 2019
An unexpected collapse of the do-it-for-me (DIFM) trend, as opposed to do-it-yourself, has been registered by the European Home …
French manufacturer
Lafuma donates relaxation chairs to Covid-19 wards
The French garden furniture manufacturer Lafuma has donated relaxation chairs to several hospitals. By doing this, it wishes to …
Kantar survey
Brits want to use lockdown for DIY projects
As social distancing measures remain in place in the UK, 12.5 mio British households are planning to keep busy with DIY jobs in the …
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France: garden centres with pet food may open
In France, garden centres which sell pet food are allowed to open. They are then also permitted to offer their entire assortment. …
Marc Dähne
Thank you, Happy Easter – and stay safe!
The coronavirus pandemic is making extreme demands on all of us from a personal, professional and also financial perspective.We wish to …
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Mr. DIY allowed to partially reopen in nine Malaysian states
Mr. DIY, Malaysia's biggest home improvement store chain with 594 branches nationwide, has been allowed to partially r…
Minus 30 per cent
Brunei’s Good Home adjusts to Covid-19 realities
Good Home, a Bruneian home improvement store chain, is adjusting to new realities brought about by the recent outbreak of Covid-19 …
More stringent hygiene regulations
Czech home improvement stores permitted to reopen from Thursday
DIY and hobby stores, hardware shops and bicycle stores will be permitted to reopen from Thursday 9 April in the …
Press conference
Austrian DIY stores and garden centres to open again after Easter
Home improvement stores and garden centres in Austria are expected to be allowed to reopen on 14 April, the …