Clas Ohlson’s second largest store in Norway is open
Clas Ohlson opened its second largest store in Norway last week. The store has 1 606 m² of retail space on two floors. It is located next to Oslo Central Station. Clas Ohlson now has three stores in the centre of …
South America
Sodimac sales slump by 15.5 per cent in 2023
Sodimac, the home improvement division of Chilean retail group Falabella, has recorded a 15.5 per cent drop in sales in 2023. This is r…
Indonesia
Depo Bangunan sees 4.8 per cent hike in sales
Indonesian home improvement company PT Caturkarda Depo Bangunan has reported a 4.8 per cent increase in revenues for 2023, to 2.681 …
Abroad better than Austria
3e AG's external sales remain 3 per cent below the previous year
The retailers affiliated with the Austrian 3e AG cooperative generated external sales of EUR 711 mio in 2023. This …
233 OUtlets
Ace Indonesia sees double digit sales growth in 2023
Ace Indonesia, the country’s biggest home improvement retailer, enjoyed a 12.55 per cent increase in sales in 2023 as it saw a …
5 000 m² of space
Mr. DIY opens logistics centre in Poland
Malaysian home improvement retailer Mr. DIY has reportedly kicked off its foray into Poland by opening a logistics centre in the country. …
British group Travis Perkins
Toolstation plans to withdraw from France
The British building materials trading group Travis Perkins may be withdrawing its Toolstation sales division from France. This has …
From Austria for the first time
Hagebau gets a new chairman of the supervisory board
The supervisory board of the German cooperative Hagebau is getting new leadership. The long-standing chairman Johannes M. …
3.4 per cent fall in same store sales
Wilcon 2023 sales constrained by mature stores’ lackluster performance
Wilcon Depot, the Philippines’ top home improvement retailer, saw net sales inching up 3.1 per cent in 2023 …
The team of DIY International
Happy Easter!
A year ago, we wrote for Easter: "Crises and - even worse - war characterise these times", and wished you happy Easter "despite this, and precisely because of it". …