Latest news from the home improvement and garden industry

Biggest group of foreign exhibitors from China

Exhibitor statistic: China, with 530 of the total of 3 525 exhibitors, has the biggest contingent at the IHF/DIY’TEC 2002

News6. March 2002

Practical World, the new name for IHF and DIY’TEC

Modernisation of Cologne’s leading DIY trade fair is not only to include a concept for bundling related product …

News4. March 2002

Ultimately optimistic

At the IHF/DIY’TEC 2002 the industry is giving expression to its hopeful view of the current year. It is a long time since there was such a crowd of …

News4. March 2002

Unwins’ new sales partner

The seed merchants are now working in collaboration with Goulding Garden Care

News1. March 2002

East European Eldorado for expansionists

The competitive situation in central and eastern Europe is intensifying as internationally active DIY multiples from countries of the west …

Distribution27. February 2002

Mitech postponement

Milan’s biennial fair will not be held again till September 2003

News27. February 2002

Sky-rocketing sales and profit

Home Depot reports a good year in 2001: 17 per cent more sales, 18 per cent more profit. Only the like-for-like sales figures remain sluggish

News27. February 2002

Two-figure growth for Lowe’s

The American number two’s balance sheet shows a 17.7 per cent sales increase and 115 new stores

News26. February 2002

Hornbach moves up

The league table ranking German DIY retailers by sales is showing signs of change. However, the top three positions are still occupied by OBI, Praktiker and …

News26. February 2002