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With its “kitchen & bath design center” Home Depot is demonstrating how to guide customers from screen to store – with a shopping list to hand

News5. June 2002

More DIY depots

In France the discount marketing concept is growing in significance in the DIY sector

News4. June 2002

Partial victory for Castorama

Now Rothschilds, as an independent bank, is to examine Kingfisher’s takeover bid

News4. June 2002

Number four in Shanghai

B&Q opens another DIY store in this city of 16 million

News4. June 2002

Marketing in Ireland

The Dublin company JCD will in future act as distributors of the goods produced by the British manufacturer Hills Industries

News3. June 2002

Not only Nordic

In future the Nordic Timber Council intends to drum up support for timber “in general” – whether from Scandinavia or elsewhere in Europe

News3. June 2002

B&Q contemplating entry on South Korean market

A team has been sounding out the trading conditions in this small country on China’s border. Japan is at present not on the…

News31. May 2002

Castorama and Kingfisher: divergent figures

Currently there are different accounting systems in use on opposite sides of the English Channel: the published sales figures are out of…

News31. May 2002

Newell Rubbermaid addition

The American group has taken over American Tool and integrated some parts into its European organisation

News29. May 2002

B&Q on Asian fact-finding tour

The Brits are currently taking a close look at the market potential of other Asian regions

News28. May 2002

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493 new stores in the offing

Mr. DIY set to open in two new markets in 2023

The Malaysian retail chain plans to continue its expansion not only in Asia, but also in Europe. As…

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FN Neuhofer

The next vision already in sight

FN Neuhofer completed construction work on its headquarters in Zell am Moos (Austria) in spring 202…

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Green as far as the eye can see

The Van Uytsel Tuincentrum in Kontich, Belgium, grew out of a plant nursery and still clearly …

Garden

493 new stores in the offing

Mr. DIY set to open in two new markets in 2023

The Malaysian retail chain plans to continue its expansion not only in Asia, but also in Europe. As…

Distribution11. July 2023

Green as far as the eye can see

The Van Uytsel Tuincentrum in Kontich, Belgium, grew out of a plant nursery and still clearly …

Garden4. July 2023

Adjusting to inflation

Mr. DIY Malaysia gears up for challenging 2023

As the shoppers’ spending power is affected by the impact of geopolitical tensions and …

Distribution10. May 2023

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More DIY depots

Partial victory for Castorama

Number four in Shanghai

Marketing in Ireland

Not only Nordic

B&Q contemplating entry on South Korean market

Castorama and Kingfisher: divergent figures

Newell Rubbermaid addition

B&Q on Asian fact-finding tour

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Mr. DIY set to open in two new markets in 2023

The next vision already in sight

Green as far as the eye can see

Mr. DIY set to open in two new markets in 2023

Green as far as the eye can see

Mr. DIY Malaysia gears up for challenging 2023