The French Groupe Adeo has opened the first Artens shop of its Leroy Merlin stores in China; Artens is the own brand of Leroy Merlin for wall and floor coverings, tiles and building elements such as doors. The new …
From Saint-Gobain
Davidsens Tømmerhandel takes over Optimera Denmark
The Danish home improvement and building materials chain Davidsens Tømmerhandel has taken over the Optimera construction …
Fortune magazine
The major American chains in comparison
Once each year, Fortune magazine, one of America's leading business magazines, compiles a list of the 500 largest publicly-owned companies …
On 1 July 2019
Swiss home improvement chain Jumbo becomes a shareholder in Hagebau
Jumbo, the Swiss chain of DIY stores, is joining forces with Hagebau. With effect from 1 July 2019 the D…
Inter Lumi and Expo F
DIY Afternoon und lighting congress in Panama
At the dual trade show Inter Lumi Panama and Expo F there will be a DIY Afternoon for the first time, which will be open to the public…
After France
Italian online shop Brico Bravo now also in Germany
The Italian DIY store group Brico Bravo now has an online presence in Germany. A French subsidiary, which also serves the market…
One year on
Jem & Fix now has five stores in Norway
After entering the Norwegian market a year ago, the Danish home improvement chain Jem & Fix now has five outlets in the neighbouring …
Next step
Clas Ohlson’s project with storage provider Vinden
The Swedish retailer Clas Ohlson now offers a one month free storage service included in the purchase of storage boxes. The offer…
Online share seven per cent
Praktiker Hungary grows by 20 per cent in 2018
Praktiker Hungary reports record sales for 2018. Returns rose by 19.5 per cent to HUF 57.1 bn (EUR 178 mio). Thus, the company has …
A third trade
Participants rate 7th Global DIY Summit as very good
The majority of participants of the 7th Global DIY Summit in Dublin last week gave the event very good ratings. In the survey, …