A combination of Easter holidays and sunshine brings retailers in Britain a good April. The winners here include DIY product ranges and hardware
Focus Wickes confirms plans
The group’s listing on the stock market should have a positive effect on future expansion
Growth for Bricorama in France
The group’s 2001 sales in the Benelux countries have remained at the previous year’s level
Adler’s investment in research
The Austrian paint supplier has expanded its new Kompetenz-Zentrum
Focus Wickes going public
The second-largest group in the British DIY market should have its share offer available by September 2002 at the latest
B&Q in Far East
The group’s sixth store has opened in China and its twelfth in Taiwan
Fantastic growth rates
Woodie’s DIY, the Irish retail chain, announces a 16 per cent increase in like-for-like sales
Rates of inflation in Europe
Prices within the euro-zone increased by 2.5 per cent in February, and by 2.3 per cent in the European Union as a whole
Slight loss for Sears
The company’s retail division had sales down by 0.6 per cent in the first quarter
Hit by economic weakness
Siro, the Austrian manufacturer of decorative hardware, is feeling the effects of the situation in Germany and America. There was however strong growth on …