Home improvement retailer Cainz tests just-walk-out technology

Cainz has announced that it is testing a DIY shop with AI and camera sensors, called the Cainz Mobile Store, which …

DCM sales down in first quarter

Japanese home improvement group DCM reported sales of JPY 114 024 mio (EUR 806.5 mio) in the first quarter of its 2022/2023 financial year (March to…

John Herbert interviews Naotaro Hikida of Japanese company Kohnan Shoji

John W. Herbert, general secretary of EDRA/GHIN, has hosted his  17th guest in the “Meet the CEO” serie…

Cainz takes over Tokyu Hands

Japanese Tokyu Hands Holding has sold its DIY chain Tokyu Hands to its competitor Cainz. Tokyu Hands currently has 86 stores, 24 of which are franchise…

Japanese Kohnan Group expands to Cambodia

The Japanese DIY group Kohnan wants to expand to Cambodia and has founded a subsidiary in this country. This is reported by the Japanese …

Only Germany, Great Britain and Japan will not grow until 2025

The market research company Euromonitor International estimates the volume of the global home and garden market (home…

John Herbert in conversation with DCM CEO Yasunori Ishiguro

John W. Herbert, general secretary of EDRA/GHIN, today interviewed the CEO of Japanese home improvement chain DCM, …

Double-digit growth and huge investment in digitalisation at Cainz

The Japanese home improvement chain Cainz recorded significant growth during pandemic year 2020. In an interview …

Number of stores in Japan rising faster than sales

A slight increase in sales, but a bigger increase in the number of stores: this trend in the Japanese DIY market, which has …

The Japanese DIY association becomes a member of Ghin

The Japan DIY Industry Association is now a member of the Global Home Improvement Network (Ghin). The Japanese industry …

More sales, and even more stores in Japan

Home improvement retailers in Japan were able to record slightly higher growth rates again in 2016. Sales in the industry increased by 0.8…

The Japanese DIY market from 1990 to 2016

In their latest statistics, the Japan DIY Industry Association recorded 4 710 DIY stores at the end of 2016, 1.3 per cent more than …

More sales, but also even more stores in Japan

The Japanese DIY industry found its way back to growth in 2015. DIY stores in the country made sales of JPY 3,953 bn, which is 0.69 …

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DIY joshi and eco-points

Female customers, ecology, ageing population: Major social trends influence the Japanese home improvement and garden market, according to an analysis by …

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