Rautakesko: A drop of 1,5 per cent

Rautakesko’s net sales in 2002 totalled € 735 million, a drop of 1.5 per cent over the previous year

Baumax with highest recognition factor in Austria

The opinion research institute AC Nielsen has ascertained through unprompted questioning of end-consumers that Baumax is the DIY …

Rautakesko: Sales in 2002

UK: DIY retailer market shares 1997-2002

Market shares of B&Q, Homebase, Focus Wickes, Focus Do It All, Great Mills, Wickes, Do It All 199719981999200020012002*B&Q17.017.51…

The Germans are going abroad

The leading German DIY multiples have plans for expansion beyond their home country. They are also interested in opening up new markets

Europe: Security technology - continuing double-digit growth

Sales of US $ 1.29 bn (€ 1.29 bn) were recorded for Europe as a whole in the year 2001 for intruder, smoke and …

Austria: DIY retailers

Status September 2002CompanyNumberSales areaAverage sales areaGross turnover 2001 (€ mio)Market shares in per centAFS135134.36899523812.0Baumax70371.899…

Further eastwards

Praktiker is the first German DIY multiple to have opened a store in Bucharest. Bricostore is the original pioneer in Romania, having started out there in March

DIY – it’s the national sport

As long as DIY remains as fashionable as it currently is in the United Kingdom, the future for retailers looks good

British DIY chains: Inroads into other sectors

The DIY and gardening market is forecast to grow by 37.6 per cent over the 2002-2007 period, taking total spending to £ 19.3 bn (&eur…

Complementary strategies

The British DIY chain Homebase is being sold to Great Universal Stores (GUS) at a price of around £ 900 mio (€ 1.415 bn) and will become part of the …

Netherlands: Large DIY centers growing segment

In 2001, the large DIY centers were responsible for 68 per cent of the total DIY sales. In 2002 this percentage will be close to 70 …

OBI: Plans for expansion in China

The German market leader OBI is planning a massive campaign of expansion in China: the number of stores is to increase from the current total of …

Selling wood, not forests

B&Q specifies FSC certification to its suppliers, but wants all schemes to focus more on the needs of retailers