ManoMano focuses more on sustainability and Second Life
The online marketplace ManoMano is currently focusing more on the topics of product sustainability and second life, i.e. the sale of used products. This became clear during an online presentation by Adrien Boullet, …
Tool trade
Austrian 3e AG increased sales by 3.7 per cent in 2022
The Austrian cooperative 3e AG has had what it claims is the most successful financial year in its history. Sales grew by 3.…
Up 10.5 per cent on 2019
Italian DIY market grew by 1.4 per cent in 2022
The Italian DIY market grew by 1.4 per cent year-on-year in 2022 to reach a volume of EUR 5.3 bn. Compared with the pre-Covid year …
Ambiente, Christmasworld and Creativeworld
Messe Frankfurt wants to stick to one-stop shop
154,000 traders visited the consumer goods fairs Ambiente, Christmasworld and Creativeworld in Frankfurt in recent days. As r…
Switzerland
Landi store sales down by 1.2 per cent in 2022
Sales at the 270 Landi stores in Switzerland fell by 1.2 per cent year-on-year to CHF1.528 bn (EUR 1.535 bn) in 2022. Commenting on …
Continued cooperation with Coferdroza
Spanish shareholder Coarco leaves Hagebau
German cooperative Hagebau and Spanish hardware cooperative Coarco terminated their cooperation as of 31 January 2023. Hagebau …
Three-generation study
How has the American DIY market changed?
The Farnsworth Group surveyed do-it-yourselfers in the United States about what has changed in the way they research, find, select and …
Northern France
Leroy Merlin trials a counter for the professionals
The French DIY market leader Leroy Merlin is trialling a counter for professional tradespeople. At its location in Neuville en …
Nominally plus 9 per cent
Turnover adjusted for inflation down 1.5 per cent in the German DIY trade in 2022
The German statistics authority Destatis has published the first provisional figures for DIY trade…
Volume down by 9 per cent in 2022
French equipment manufacturers increased sales by 1 per cent
Although sales of hand-held do-it-yourself and gardening tools and equipment by French manufacturers (B to C) increased…