The German DIY store operator Bauhaus has opened a branch in Girona (Spain) which is focussed on garden product ranges and is only open during the summer. The store is located in the Espai Gironés shopping centre and, …
La Madeleine
Ikea has arrived in the Paris city centre now too
Ikea has opened its first City Store in France. The 5 400 m² store is in the direct vicinity of Place de la Madeleine, where the …
Change of date
IPM Dubai brought forward by three weeks to mid November
The IPM Dubai and the WOP Dubai will be brought forward by three weeks and will now take place from 12 to 14 November 2019 …
Corrected ranking
Sales by the German top 10
In March, DIYinternational.com published the ranking of the top 10 in the German DIY trade and reported an increase of 2.9 per cent in the year 2018. An …
DIY International 2/2019
30th birthday and Ireland/UK country report
Two events shape the 2/2019 edition of DIY International which is out now: the 30th birthday of the trade journal which was launched in …
Thailand
Home Pro achieves steady growth in a fragile economic environment
Thai home improvement group Home Pro is growing steadily, but without coming anywhere near to replicating the hig…
All 13 stores closed
Lowe’s pulls out of Mexico
Lowe's has closed all of its 13 stores in Mexico, according to several newspapers and the trade press in the South American country. Reports indicate …
Retirement of Carol Tomé
Richard McPhail will be Home Depot’s new CFO
Home Depot has announced that Carol Tomé, chief financial officer and executive vice-president of Corporate Services, has decided to …
Byggmax
CFO leaves the company
Byggmax CFO Pernilla Walfridsson, who entered the comany in 2005, has announced that she has decided to leave her position for new challenges outside …
Copenhagen region
Construction commences for Bauhaus store no. 18 in Denmark
The 18th Danish store of the Bauhaus chain of Germany is currently being constructed in Gladsaxe in the Copenhagen region…