Ikea has opened a furniture store in the Canadian city of Toronto. It is the first time it is in the immediate downtown area. Located on the first two floors of a 79-storey skyscraper, the store will offer more than 2 …
Openings in April and May
Mr. DIY with nine stores in Turkey and eight in Spain
Malaysian home improvement retailer Mr. DIY has grown its footprint in Turkey and Spain, where it opened three outlets each …
1st Taiwan International Tools & Hardware Expo
New hardware fair planned in Taiwan in October
There will be a new trade fair in Taiwan that is also relevant for the DIY and gardening sector. The 1st Taiwan International Tools …
First quarter
Kingfisher down year-on-year but up double-digits on 2019 sales
UK-based Kingfisher Group has reported a 5.8 per cent (-4.2 per cent in constant currency, -5.4 per cent in constant…
Austria
Lagerhaus stores increase home and garden sales by 7.8 per cent
Lagerhaus stores in Austria increased their home and garden sales by 7.8 per cent to around EUR 667 mio in 2021. In …
-4.0 per cent
Lowe's reports sales decline in first quarter
Lowe's, the number two DIY store in the U.S. and globally, has reported a decline in sales for the first quarter (ending 29 April) of …
47 new stores fail to lift sales
Mr. DIY sees first-quarter sales flagging because of Omicron
Mr. DIY saw a modest rise in first-quarter sales as weak consumer spending resulting from a fresh surge in coronavirus …
-10.8 per cent
Swiss DIY stores decline compared with high level of previous year
In the first quarter, Swiss DIY stores suffered a double-digit decline compared with the same period last year. …
First three months of 2022
Home Depot posts highest quarterly sales in company’s history
Home Depot has reported sales of USD 38.9 bn (approx. EUR 36.92 bn) for the first quarter of fiscal 2022 (ending 1 May…
New record
Hornbach achieves sales of EUR 5.9 billion in 2021/22 financial year
At yesterday's press conference, Hornbach announced record consolidated sales of EUR 5.9 billion for the …