International furniture trade fair imm cancelled for 2025
The international furniture trade fair imm Cologne (Internationale Möbelmesse) has been cancelled for 2025. Show organiser Koelnmesse decided together with the association of the German furniture industry VDM and the …
Hardware retailing in the USA
Controversies surrounding the takeover of True Value by Do it Best
The declaration of bankruptcy (known in the USA as ‘chapter 11 filing’ according to the corresponding section of …
Successor to Pär Åström
Maha Elkharbotly is the new President of Gardena
Gardena is getting a new boss at the turn of the year: Maha Elkharbotly has been appointed President of the Gardena Division and …
Indonesia
ACES sets up new retail subsidiary ahead of rebranding campaign
The Indonesian licensee of Ace Hardware has established a new retail subsidiary ahead of its campaign to rebrand …
Initial public offering
Mr. DIY Thailand to raise more than half a billion baht
Mr. DIY Thailand stands to raise more than half a billion Thai baht from its planned initial public offering, information e…
Hardware retailing in the USA
Do it Best wants to take over bankrupt competitor True Value
In the USA, there are currently major shifts in the co-operation and wholesaler sector serving independent hardware …
target of 10 stores by March 2025
Mr. DIY bullish on Poland
Indicating bullishness on its prospects in Poland, Malaysian home goods giant Mr. DIY has disclosed plans to rapidly grow in the country over the next …
Last conversion to Rona+
Rona says goodbye to Réno-Dépôt
The Canadian Rona Group has completely discontinued its Réno-Dépôt sales brand. The last 16 stores operating under this banner have now been …
New home improvement report published
International home improvement market shrunk by 3.9 percent in 2023
The global home improvement market experienced a difficult year in 2023, reaching a level of 667.0 billion euros…
November-December 2024
Mr. DIY Poland sets opening for first stores
Malaysian home goods retailer Mr. DIY is gearing up for the opening of its first stores in Poland over the next two months, less than a…