On August 1, Brigitte Wittekind was appointed to the executive board of Obi Group Holding SE & Co. KGaA. The 44-year-old will assume the position of chief operations officer (COO), completing CEO Dr. Sebastian …
Worldwide industry get-together in Berlin
Global DIY Summit tackles uncertainty - and visions
With more than 1 000 participants from 55 countries, the Global DIY Summit started its two-day congress programme in Berlin toda…
NEW EDRA/GHIN WORKING GROUP
Global initiative to tackle Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions
Edra/Ghin, the global trade associations for home improvement retailers, today launched a new joint working group to h…
Kick-off to the Global DIY Summit
Store tour heads for six showcase stores in Berlin
The Global DIY Summit 2023 kicked off in Berlin yesterday with a large store tour. The programme of lectures for the two-day …
EUR 2.5 mio for Angsa Robotics
Husqvarna invests in Munich-based start-up
Husqvarna Group, global manufacturer of outdoor power products, will invest EUR 2.5 mio in the Munich-based startup Angsa Robotics, the …
Online plus 9 per cent
Clas Ohlson grows by 3 per cent in 2022/2023
Swedish retail chain Clas Ohlson has reported sales of SEK 9.024 bn (EUR 774.5 mio) in its 2022/2023 financial year (May 2022 to April …
Purchasing alliance
Groupe BMR from Canada is a new member of Arena
The home improvement purchasing group Arena has a new member from Canada. Groupe BMR, a subsidiary of Sollio Groupe Coopératif, has …
Garden sales 20 per cent down
6 per cent increase for Dutch DIY stores in the first quarter
DIY stores in the Netherlands finished the first quarter of 2023 with a 6.1 per cent increase in sales compared with …
June show
Second edition of Expo DIY - Smart Green Home in Bucharest
The second edition of Expo DIY 2023 - Smart Green Home will take place on 28 and 29 June in the Romanian capital Buchares…
“Statistik Baumarkt + Garten 2023” published
Third year of crisis: new diy statistics under the sign of inflation and war
The new edition of the German “Statistik Baumarkt + Garten 2023” was published at the end of May. …