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With 54 CEOs

Edra/Ghin on "Back to the roots" study tour in the USA

Under the motto "Back to the roots", Edra/Ghin held a study tour in the USA this week. Participants were 54 CEOs as well as board and management members of home improvement retail companies from all over the world. The …

Distribution21. April 2023

Charcoal largely stable

The barbecue market in France shrinks by 7 per cent in 2022

The French barbecue market shrank by 6.9 per cent to a volume of EUR 227 mio in 2022, after a 12 per cent increase in …

Distribution21. April 2023

Change from the education sector

Karl Sandlund to be new Byggmax boss

Karl Sandlund will be the new head of the Swedish DIY group Byggmax. The board of directors has appointed him president and CEO of the Byggmax …

Distribution20. April 2023

Ceremony in June in Berlin

Sergio Giroldi to receive the Global DIY-Lifetime Award

Former Obi Group CEO and Edra/Ghin president Sergio Giroldi will receive the Global DIY-Lifetime Award 2023. The prize …

Distribution17. April 2023

Partnership with a specialist

Obi rents out solar systems

Obi is now offering solar systems for rental in Germany. For this purpose, the DIY store operator has partnered with DZ4, a rental provider of solar …

Distribution14. April 2023

3.4 per cent up

Ace Indonesia ends two-year rout to post revenue uptick in 2022

Ace Hardware Indonesia has reversed its two-year losing streak to post a 3.35-per cent uptick in net sales in 2022…

Distribution13. April 2023

The team of DIY International

Happy Easter!

Crises and - even worse - war characterise these times. Despite this, and precisely because of it, we wish the readers, subscribers and advertisers of DIY …

Distribution6. April 2023

Euromonitor International

Global home and garden market only slightly above 2019 levels

The global home improvement market reached USD 317.110 bn in 2022, up 5 per cent on 2019 demand, while the garden …

Distribution5. April 2023

Over 11 800 visitors

New record for Ace Hardware’s spring convention

Ace Hardware broke its own record for attendance at its recent in-person convention held mid-March in San Antonio, Texas (USA). The …

Distribution4. April 2023

Group grows by 10.4 per cent

Rewe increases DIY sales by 8.7 per cent

The German retail group Rewe has reported turnover of EUR 2.6 bn for its DIY business segment in 2022. This corresponds to an increase of 8…

Distribution3. April 2023

Inoha criticises purchasing concentration

French manufacturers turn over 15 per cent less in DIY trade

The turnover of French manufacturers of DIY and garden products through the DIY store distribution channel declined …

Distribution31. March 2023

United Kingdom

Wickes increases like-for-like sales by 3.5 per cent in 2022

The British DIY chain Wickes has increased its sales by 1.8 per cent to GBP1.5624 billion in the past year. …

Distribution30. March 2023

Procurement

Kingfisher announces joint venture with Mr Bricolage Group

Kingfisher has announced that its own distribution divisions in France and the Mr Bricolage Group are working on the …

Distribution29. March 2023

Management board expanded

Tengelmann focuses on the transformation of Obi

Tengelmann Holding, the parent company of Germany's largest DIY store operator Obi, is reshuffling its management board and plans to…

Distribution28. March 2023

Control of Leroy Merlin is relinquished

Adeo withdraws from Russia

The French Adeo Group is withdrawing from Russia and handing over control of the DIY chain Leroy Merlin to the management in the country. This is to …

Distribution27. March 2023