Home and furnishing still weak in Italian e-commerce
In Italian e-commerce, the home and furniture segment still plays a minor role. Last year, EUR 6446.257 mio were turned over in this segment. The growth of 8 per cent has remained below the price increase of 10 per cent…
Home Improvement Tracker
A good time for small DIY projects
The Farnsworth Group and the Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI) have partnered to provide building product manufacturers and suppliers …
New city store in Madrid
Ikea rolls out investment plan in Spain
Last week, Ikea opened a new city store in Madrid – Ikea Torrejón. The opening is part of the retailer’s extensive expansion plan in Spain, …
174 stores and distribution centres
Lowe's invests in rooftop solar panels
Lowe's has announced details of rooftop solar panel installations at 174 stores and distribution centres nationwide, including 20 sites …
First Quarter 2023
Tractor Supply net sales increased by 9.1 per cent
Tractor Supply, the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, reported financial results for its first quarter, …
Thailand
HomePro grows by 9.28 per cent in the first quarter
Thai home improvement chain HomePro has increased its first-quarter sales by 9.28 per cent year-on-year to 17.223 billion baht …
Statistics
DIY retail area in Germany barely grew in 2022
The retail area of German DIY store operators grew by a total of 0.1 per cent or 17 144 m² in 2022. This is according to figures from…
Down 25 per cent in the first quarter
Byggmax sales down sharply from record quarter
The Swedish Byggmax Group's sales in the first quarter were 25.1 per cent down on the first quarter of 2022, the company reported. …
In 2023
Mr. DIY returns to home region and sets sights on Vietnam
Ubiquitous Asian home improvement retailer Mr. DIY has set its sights on Vietnam, one of the three remaining countries in …
Down 16 per cent in DIY stores
2022 a difficult year for French manufacturers of power tools
The poor trend in the French power tools market in 2022 has now also been confirmed by Secimpac, the association of …