With major regional report on the Nordic countries
The trade magazine DIY International kicks off 2019 with an 18-page regional report on the five Nordic countries. Among other things, experts from Denmark, Norway and Finland analyse the home improvement market, while …
Fiscal 2018
Ace Hardware concludes the year up 6.1 per cent
The central office of the American hardware cooperative Ace Hardware ended fiscal 2018 with sales in the order of USD 5.717 bn. This…
Mathieu Pivain
New president of French FMB association
Mathieu Pivain (52) is the new president of the French DIY retailers' association Fédération des Magasins de Bricolage (FMB). He has worked …
Three quarters
Clas Ohlson’s like-for-like sales increase by two per cent
Swedish retailer Clas Ohlson increased its sales in the first nine months of fiscal 2018/2019 (May 2018 to January 2019) …
After a strong 2018 season
German DIY stores will make less sales from gardening in 2019
The garden market in Germany had a sales volume of EUR 18.595 bn in 2018. This corresponds to a growth of 1.4 per cent…
Climate and renewable energy
Home Depot emphasises its commitment to the environment
Home Depot highlights its environmental commitment. The largest DIY store chain in the world has been put on the Climate …
Copenhagen
Silvan opens further inner-city store
The Danish DIY store chain Silvan has opened an additional city store in the Greater Copenhagen area. Following Fisketorvet and Nørrebro, it …
Euromonitor International
Good forecasts for the Italian gardening sector
The Italian gardening industry had a volume of around EUR 2.763 bn in 2017. A third of this was attributed to garden equipment, 12 …
Annual report
Sales by BigMat increase by 6 per cent
The BigMat Group has reported sales of EUR 630 mio in 2018. The figure was announced by the president of the group, Francisco Moreno, during …
German cooperative
Hagebau increases its retail purchasing volume by 4.8 per cent
In its retail operations the German cooperative Hagebau recorded a purchasing volume of EUR 1.84 bn last year. This …