The hardline segment of Thai retail company Central Retail Corp. (CRC) posted a 14.6 per cent rise in sales for 2022 as economic activity resumed in the country. CRC disclosed that its hardline business raked in sales …
Top positions in Obi Holding, Italy and Switzerland
Ludwig back on Obi board as head of purchasing, Alemagna advises in Italy
Obi has reshuffled the purchasing department in the holding company and the management of the national …
Statement and Interview
Jim Inglis and Susanne Jäger on "Women in the DIY industry".
"We should not define the home improvement industry as a 'man's world'." This is what Jim Inglis, former top manager at…
Finland, Sweden, Norway
Kesko's home improvement division grows by 3.7 per cent
The building and home improvement trade division of Finland's Kesko Group achieved total sales of EUR 2.3772 bn in 2022. …
Succession of Jeff Kinnaird
William Bastek now executive VP of merchandising at The Home Depot
The US-American world market leader The Home Depot named William "Billy" Bastek executive vice president of …
Home Improvement Tracker
Less home improvement, more maintenance
As anticipated by the researchers of The Farnsworth Group and the Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI), home owners are shifting away …
Adeo Group
First Leroy Merlin Garden stand-alone garden centre in Italy
Leroy Merlin has opened its first stand-alone garden centre near Cagliari in the south of Sardinia. The store in the …
All relevant retailers will take part
Early bird offer for the Global DIY-Summit in Berlin ends tomorrow
The deadline for the early bird registration for the 9th Global DIY-Summit 2023 is tomorrow, Wednesday, 15 March …
Total increase of 9.1 per cent
Eurobaustoff grows retail sales by just under 1 per cent
The German cooperative Eurobaustoff has increased its centrally invoiced sales in 2022 by around 9 per cent to almost EUR 9…
DIY retailer rankings
Bauhaus draws level with previous market leader Obi in Germany
A new constellation emerged at the top of the German DIY market last year as Bauhaus caught up with the previous …