Global home and garden market only slightly above 2019 levels
The global home improvement market reached USD 317.110 bn in 2022, up 5 per cent on 2019 demand, while the garden market was up 14 per cent at USD 117.078 bn. These figures were obtained by Euromonitor. Nick Stene, …
Over 11 800 visitors
New record for Ace Hardware’s spring convention
Ace Hardware broke its own record for attendance at its recent in-person convention held mid-March in San Antonio, Texas (USA). The …
Group grows by 10.4 per cent
Rewe increases DIY sales by 8.7 per cent
The German retail group Rewe has reported turnover of EUR 2.6 bn for its DIY business segment in 2022. This corresponds to an increase of 8…
Inoha criticises purchasing concentration
French manufacturers turn over 15 per cent less in DIY trade
The turnover of French manufacturers of DIY and garden products through the DIY store distribution channel declined …
United Kingdom
Wickes increases like-for-like sales by 3.5 per cent in 2022
The British DIY chain Wickes has increased its sales by 1.8 per cent to GBP1.5624 billion in the past year. …
Procurement
Kingfisher announces joint venture with Mr Bricolage Group
Kingfisher has announced that its own distribution divisions in France and the Mr Bricolage Group are working on the …
Management board expanded
Tengelmann focuses on the transformation of Obi
Tengelmann Holding, the parent company of Germany's largest DIY store operator Obi, is reshuffling its management board and plans to…
Spoga+Gafa in Cologne
Four new halls already sold out
At a European press conference in Madrid covering Spoga+Gafa 2023, Koelnmesse reported on the latest news regarding the international trade show for…
Control of Leroy Merlin is relinquished
Adeo withdraws from Russia
The French Adeo Group is withdrawing from Russia and handing over control of the DIY chain Leroy Merlin to the management in the country. This is to …
Sodimac VP Francisco Torres
Finding the right balance for private label
Under the heading "Private label - why? And how?", the virtual Global DIY Summit took up a controversial topic in the industry. …