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First Romanian Bricostore

Premiere west of Bucharest, with the opening of the store at Chiajna tomorrow

News22. March 2002

British satisfaction with Cologne

In the aftermath of the fair the exhibitors under the BHHMA umbrella are looking to the future with optimism

News22. March 2002

Double-decker DIY store

B&Q has now gone one better and opened the UK’s first two-storey Warehouse at Sutton in south London

News22. March 2002

B&Q and Castorama: The picture was mixed

The Group's Home Improvement sector, by far the largest such business in Europe, in the fiscal year 2001/2001 (ended 2 february 2001) …

Distribution21. March 2002

B&Q: Like-for-like growth of almost eleven per cent

Kingfisher increases sales growth in DIY business worldwide by 14.5 per cent. There was some disappointment on the UK side …

News20. March 2002

Home furnishings at Sainsbury’s

A new range is being tested. The market volume in this sector in the United Kingdom has grown by 22 per cent over the last five years

News19. March 2002

France in the black again

In February the French DIY and building stores increased their sales by 7.4 per cent in comparison with the same period last year

News18. March 2002

Popular timber trade fair

Carrefour International du Bois, at Nantes from 29 to 31 May, expects 2 000 more visitors than two years ago

News15. March 2002

Merger in Denmark

Ditas and Dendek are planning to join forces. The members of the cooperatives have already given their consent

News15. March 2002

New elections for Hornbach’s supervisory boards

Now that Kingfisher has a stake in Hornbach the British partners are to be given three seats on the supervisory boards of the …

News14. March 2002

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FN Neuhofer

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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 …

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Adjusting to inflation

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

Distribution10. May 2023

First Romanian Bricostore

British satisfaction with Cologne

Double-decker DIY store

B&Q and Castorama: The picture was mixed

B&Q: Like-for-like growth of almost eleven per cent

Home furnishings at Sainsbury’s

France in the black again

Popular timber trade fair

Merger in Denmark

New elections for Hornbach’s supervisory boards

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

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