The Swedish hard discounter Rusta wants to go public. The aim is to list on Nasdaq Stockholm before the end of the year. The company operates 202 stores in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Germany.In the last financial year …
Spain and Portugal
Compo appoints Eloy Latorre as new sales manager
Compo, provider of plant care and garden solutions, announces the appointment of Eloy Latorre as its new sales manager for Spain a…
Shanghai
The first China International Hardware Show in three years
The China International Hardware Show (CIHS) has returned after a three-year break due to the coronavirus. The 20th …
Rona+ brand
Rona converts more Lowe's stores
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 …
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 …