Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

Mr. DIY’s second EU conquest

Mr. DIY Greece negotiating lease for first store

Two years after setting up a subsidiary in Greece, home improvement retailer Mr. DIY has reportedly jump-started operations there. Recent media reports in the country stated that Mr. DIY was negotiating the lease of an …

Distribution15. January 2024

Life at Home Report shows future scenarios

The home becomes an individual retreat

In its latest Life at Home Report, the furniture chain Ikea, part of the Ingka Group, has identified three scenarios that show what life at …

News15. January 2024

New partner Tradebeyond

Obi wants to digitalise its supply chain more

Obi will be working with Tradebeyond, a provider of supply chain solutions for retail companies, to digitalise its supply chain. The …

Distribution12. January 2024

European expansion

Mr. DIY aims for Romania and Bulgaria

Malaysian home improvement retail powerhouse Mr. DIY continues to look for European opportunities and is set to open in two eastern European …

Distribution12. January 2024

Heike Paulmann Koepfer resigns

Change at the top of Cencosud

Heike Paulmann Koepfer has resigned from her position as chairwoman of the board of directors of Cencosud. A statement issued by the Chilean retail …

Distribution11. January 2024

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

Minority shareholding of Egger in Thai Panel Plus

With the aim of strengthening its own market position in the Asian region, the Egger Group has acquired a 25.1 per cent stake in …

Suppliers10. January 2024

Plus 11 per cent

Clas Ohlson’s sales increase in December

Clas Ohlson's sales in December 2023 have increaed by 11 per cent to SEK 1,366 Mio. (ca. EUR 122 Mio). In the previous year the sales …

Distribution9. January 2024

January personnel changes

Leo Gan has been promoted to COO of Mr. DIY Malaysia

Leo Gan has been promoted to chief operating officer of Mr. DIY Malaysia. He took up the new position in January, according to …

Distribution4. January 2024

Demand sensing

Ikea uses AI to forecast demand

Ikea is now working with demand sensing. This is a technology based on artificial intelligence (AI) that is used to determine the respective needs …

Distribution2. January 2024

Dähne Verlag

A Happy New Year!

The DIY International editorial team and the whole team at Dähne Verlag publishing house wish you, our readers and advertisers, a Happy New Year 2024!

Distribution29. December 2023