“Germany showing more interest in colour” – under this title Edward Appleton, managing director of the market research and communications consultancy BRAND:NEW!, explains in the July issue of the magazine …
B&Q expands in Taiwan
Number of stores expected to rise to 22 in the next two years
Taiwan: DIY companies in 2001
Number of storesTurnover in € mioB&Q12221,83Homax423,52Homebox316,68Source: B&Q
The biggest in France
Castorama’s turnover amounted to a market share of 31 per cent. Leroy Merlin took a share of 25 per cent
All-inclusive NBB store
Store incorporating all four franchise concepts to open in the Czech Republic
New concept in 500th store
In the Pyrenees Bricomarché offers a demonstration of how retailers should respond to the needs of women customers as well as men
New location for DIY & Garden Show
The fair is moving from the Excel site to Earls Court 2 in West London
France: The top five DIY companies in 2001
Number of storesSales area in 1 000 m²Turnover in € mio.Castorama1623 200Castorama1159802 500Brico Dépôt472104 600Leroy Merlin802 …
Price to be paid for Focus Wickes
The issue price for the new shares turns out to be lower than expected
Growth for Clas Ohlsen
The Swedish DIY retailer generated ten per cent of total sales from mail order business and the internet