Canada's Rona Group has announced the conversion of more Lowe's stores to the Rona+ brand. After the company released details in mid-September of nine branches that will be reflagged in November, industry service …
Back to the Adeo Group
Lorraine Valsasina new managing director of Bricoman Poland
Lorraine Valsasina is the new managing director of Bricoman Poland. She is moving back to Adeo Group after three years …
Expansion in Europe
Poland next target for Mr. DIY?
Malaysia’s top home improvement retailer Mr. DIY appears to be scouting Poland as a potential market for its planned expansion in Europe. Leo Gan, M…
Stabilised in the second quarter
Hornbach sales in first half almost at previous year's level
The sales performance of the German Hornbach Group stabilised in the second quarter (June to August). This was reported…
Kingfisher
Screwfix soon to be online pure player in 20 European countries
Screwfix, the professional-oriented sales division of the British Kingfisher Group, wants to be present as an o…
Selection of best-selling articles
Mr. DIY Thailand enters e-commerce space
The Thailand operations of home improvement retailer Mr. DIY has fully entered the e-commerce space of the country when it launched its …
Positive in UK and Ireland
Kingfisher's first-half sales slightly down on previous year
UK-based Kingfisher Group has ended the first half of its 2023/2024 financial year (February to July) with a slight …
Five stores in a month
Mr. DIY quickly scales up in Vietnam
Malaysian home improvement powerhouse Mr. DIY has quickly scaled up its Vietnam operations by opening five stores in three key locations of the…
USA
Aubuchon joins Ace Hardware
US hardware chain Aubuchon has joined the Ace Hardware cooperative. Aubuchon currently operates 112 stores in the north-eastern USA. Of these, 76 are to…
United Kingdom
Wilko to be wound up, some stores to be taken over
The British DIY and household goods chain Wilko is insolvent and will be wound up. The liquidator, PwC, announced earlier this …