The positioning of Homebase as "more family and female oriented rather than trade and DIY per se" was one of the major themes in the most recent event at the Global DIY-Network. CEO Damian McGloughlin provided…
Premiere 2022
IPM Packaging Center on the topic of packaging in the green industry
An IPM Packaging Center is being planned for the first time at IPM Essen 2022. The aim is to give the market a …
“The core is the physical fair”
Consumer goods fairs in Frankfurt with expanded digital offering
"Finally, international consumer goods fairs in Frankfurt again!" These were the words with which P…
After cancellation in October
The CIHS in Shanghai is now to take place in December
There is a new date this year still for the China International Hardware Show 2021 (CIHS) which should have taken place last …
First store in Istanbul
Mr. DIY confirms market entry into Turkey
Mr. DIY, Southeast Asia's largest home improvement chain, has announced its entry into Turkey, confirming a March 2021 DIY International r…
Opening in the Netherlands
Hornbach aims to operate its first energy-neutral store
The German DIY store group Hornbach has opened the first store that it intends to operate on an energy-neutral basis. …
Promojardin
French garden market extremely positive in a two-year comparison
For the French garden market, August was the third month in a row to exhibit a downturn compared with 2020 at -6 …
"Greetings from the team"
Spoga+Gafa reports a significant response and strong booking figures
In "greetings from the Spoga+Gafa team" on LinkedIn, fair director Stefan Lohrberg has expressed his …
First quarter 2021/2022
Flügger's adjusted sales decrease by 4 per cent
In the first quarter of 2021/2022, Danish paint manufacturer and retailer Flügger recorded sales in the order of DKK 736 mio (EUR 99…
Online growth 61 per cent
Clas Ohlson’s sales increased by 6 per cent in September
Swedish retail chain Clas Ohlson increased its sales in September by 6 per cent to SEK 667 mio (EUR 65.8 mio). Organic …