Austria's DIY stores hold quarterly sales

The DIY stores in Austria have maintained their sales in the first quarter. With a volume of EUR 627.9 mio, they were 0.4 per cent above the corresponding level of the previous year. Thanks to "more relaxed weather conditions," the start of the year as better here than in Germany, the BHB notes.

In Austria, it was the assortment area Other that provided the largest increase with a plus of 28.5 per cent, followed by Household Goods (+10.4 per cent) and Automotive (+9.1 per cent). Products from the (construction) wood sector suffered the greatest losses with -10.6 per cent.