1st Virtual DIY-Summit 2021: “Retailers and manufacturers must work together“
The two-day 1st Virtual DIY-Summit started today with over 1 000 participants around the world. The international associations Edra/Ghin and Hima are holding the congress, which is transmitted online, together again. In…
South African group
Cashbuild ends 2020/21 with a plus of 25 per cent
The South African DIY store group Cashbuild has completed financial year 2020/2021 (ending 27 June 2021) with an increase in sales…
Garden business grows by 73 per cent
Up 32 per cent for Italian DIY stores in the first quarter
In the first quarter of this year, home improvement stores in Italy recorded sales totalling EUR 1.1524 bn, 32.2 per cent…
Adeo Group
Leroy Merlin opens 45th store in Brazil
Adeo, the French retail group, has opened its 45th Leroy Merlin store in Brazil. The store is in Santos, on the Atlantic coast close to São …
Study
The price continues to rule in the European garden
When purchasing garden products, the price continues to be decisive for the majority of Germans, Austrians, the Swiss, the Englis…
Visitor and travel restrictions
Taiwan Hardware Show 2021 cancelled
The Taiwan Hardware Show 2021 has been cancelled. The fair should have taken place in October, and the next edition is now scheduled for next …
European Home Improvement Monitor
A third bought DIY products online instead of in store due to coronavirus
A third of European consumers (32 per cent) bought home improvement products on the Internet rather than …
Same-store sales
Ace Hardware stores in the US grow by 1.2 per cent
The 3 400 or so hardware retailers affiliated to the Ace Hardware cooperative increased their same-store sales by 1.2 per cent in…
Switzerland
Coop reflags Bau + Hobby as Jumbo
The Swiss DIY market leader Coop Bau + Hobby is surrendering its brand in favour of Jumbo. The Jumbo and Bau + Hobby brands are to be combined and…
Global Home Improvement Network
Hardware retailers of IHA merge with Ghin
The Global Home Improvement Network (Ghin) and the International Hardware Association (IHA) are merging. In future, not only will the Ghin…