DIY and garden stores in Germany do not have to close
In Germany, DIY stores will be able to remain open when the closing of retail shops comes into force. This has been agreed by the Federal Government and the governments of the 16 Federal States. In the guidelines, DIY-…
Sourcing, sales, financial planning
Kingfisher releases detailed statement on Covid-19
Yesterday, Kingfisher published a detailed "Covid-19 update". The company, which is listed on the stock exchange, not o…
More countries
Koelnmesse satisfied with applications for Spoga+Gafa
Koelnmesse is currently recording "excellent application figures" for Spoga+Gafa 2020, according to the trade fair …
Europe
DIY stores in several countries closed due to coronavirus
In several European countries, DIY stores are now closed because, due to the coronavirus, only shops with goods for daily …
Amsterdam
Edin reschedules Build Conference for November
The European building materials platform Edin has rescheduled its Build Conference & Fair 2020 in Amsterdam. Originally, the …
Withdrawal
British B&M group sells German Jawoll stores
The British trading group B&M has sold its 80 per cent share of the German Jawoll special item stores. 96 locations in the …
Despite exemption
Obi in Italy closed due to coronavirus
The coronavirus has now hit DIY retailing in Italy, with Obi and Brico Io closing their stores indefinitely. Leroy Merlin had also closed its…
From Lowe‘s
Peavey Industries acquires Ace Canada
Peavey Industries has acquired the master licence of the Ace brand in Canada. Ace Canada has been part of Rona since 2014, following which …
DIY store statistics 2019
The German top 10 grow by 4.4 per cent
The sales of the ten largest German DIY store operators rose in 2019 by a total of 4.4 per cent to a joint EUR 31.762 bn, and this is despite…
Malaysia
Mr. DIY grows at lower growth rates
The Malaysian retail chain Mr. DIY is continuing to grow, although not as fast as previous years. Same store sales growth was 4.6 per cent from …