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Capital Denmark: Kopenhagen | Area: 43 000 km² | 
Population (2021): 5.8 mio | GDP (2021): € 335.7 bn

Capital Sweden: Stockholm | Area: 450 000 km² | 
Population (2021): 10.4 mio | GDP (2021): € 537.8 bn

Capital Norway: Oslo| Area: 324 000 km² | 
Population (2021): 5.4 mio | GDP (2021): € 407.5 bn

Capital Finland: Helsinki | Area: 338 000 km² | 
Population (2021): 5.3 mio | GDP (2021): € 252.9 bn

Capital Iceland: Reykjavik | Area: 103 000 km² | 
Population (2021): 339 k | GDP (2021): € 21.5 bn

Byggmax slows sales decline to -13.4 per cent
Second quarter
Byggmax slows sales decline to -13.4 per cent

Swedish DIY group Byggmax reported sales of SEK 2.203 bn (EUR 192 mio) in the second quarter, down 13.4 per cent on the same period last year. Exchange rate fluctuations accounted for 0.5 percentage points of this. The …

Distribution14. July 2023
Clas Ohlson grows by 3 per cent in 2022/2023
Online plus 9 per cent
Clas Ohlson grows by 3 per cent in 2022/2023

Swedish retail chain Clas Ohlson has reported sales of SEK 9.024 bn (EUR 774.5 mio) in its 2022/2023 financial year (May 2022 to April …

Distribution12. June 2023
Byggmax sales down sharply from record quarter
Down 25 per cent in the first quarter
Byggmax sales down sharply from record quarter

The Swedish Byggmax Group's sales in the first quarter were 25.1 per cent down on the first quarter of 2022, the company reported. …

Distribution25. April 2023
Karl Sandlund to be new Byggmax boss
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
Kesko's home improvement division grows by 3.7 per cent
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. …

Distribution16. March 2023
Clas Ohlson reports 3 per cent increase after nine months
May to January
Clas Ohlson reports 3 per cent increase after nine months

A 3 per cent increase has been reported by Swedish retail chain Clas Ohlson for the first nine months of its 2022/2023 …

Distribution14. February 2023
Byggmax boss Mattias Ankarberg leaves the company and the industry
After six years
Byggmax boss Mattias Ankarberg leaves the company and the industry

Byggmax boss Mattias Ankarberg is leaving the company. After six years as president and CEO at the helm of the …

Distribution13. February 2023
Byggmax turnover down by 5 per cent, company does not intend to pay a dividend
Like-for-like -12.2 per cent
Byggmax turnover down by 5 per cent, company does not intend to pay a dividend

The Swedish Byggmax Group's turnover in the past financial year was 5.0 per cent lower than in the …

Distribution1. February 2023
Clas Ohlson sales grow by 2 per cent in December 2022
Plus 3 per cent since May 
Clas Ohlson sales grow by 2 per cent in December 2022

Clas Ohlson’s sales in December increased by 2 per cent to SEK 1 234 mio (approx. EUR 110.2 mio). In December 2021 the …

Distribution11. January 2023
Clas Ohlson sales back to previous year's level at the end of the second quarter
First half of 2022/23
Clas Ohlson sales back to previous year's level at the end of the second quarter

Clas Ohlson has increased its sales by 3 per cent to SEK 4.294 bn (approx. EUR 393.9 mio) in the …

Distribution7. December 2022
Byggmax launches new Byggmax Studio concept
Focus on interior renovation
Byggmax launches new Byggmax Studio concept

DIY and building materials retailer Byggmax, which operates in Scandinavia, has announced that it will open one of its first stores …

Distribution18. November 2022
Clas Ohlson increases half-year sales by 3 per cent
Online plus 17 per cent
Clas Ohlson increases half-year sales by 3 per cent

Clas Ohlson has posted a 3 per cent increase in sales from May to October, the first six months of its 2022/2023 financial year…

Distribution10. November 2022
Bauhaus moves closer to the Arctic Circle
Umeå 23rd store in Sweden
Bauhaus moves closer to the Arctic Circle

In Umeå, the German DIY chain Bauhaus has opened its second store within five months in Sweden. It is the 23rd store to be opened by …

Distribution31. October 2022
Byggmax sales in the third quarter below last year's level
-5.3 per cent
Byggmax sales in the third quarter below last year's level

In the third quarter of the current year, the Swedish DIY group Byggmax turned over SEK 2.273 bn (EUR 207 mio), 5.3 per …

Distribution21. October 2022
Kesko sales grew by 2.4 per cent in Q2 2022
Finland, Sweden, Norway
Kesko sales grew by 2.4 per cent in Q2 2022

Kesko net sales in the building and home improvement trade have risen 2.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2022 to EUR 716.0 mio. In …

Distribution17. August 2022
Clas Ohlson’s sales in July decreased by 4 per cent
"Weak market climate"
Clas Ohlson’s sales in July decreased by 4 per cent

Clas Ohlson’s sales in July 2022 decreased by 4 per cent to SEK 699 mio (approx. EUR 67.31 mio) after SEK 732 mio in the …

Distribution9. August 2022
Icelandic chain Husasmidjan introduces new concept
Bygma Group
Icelandic chain Husasmidjan introduces new concept

Icelandic DIY and building materials retail chain Husasmidjan has implemented its evolved strategy in a new flagship store. The …

Distribution28. July 2022
Innovative flagship store in the North Atlantic
DIY InternationalIcelandic Husasmidjan chain
Innovative flagship store in the North Atlantic

The Icelandic company Husasmidjan, part of the Danish Bygma Group, has opened a pilot store in the very north of the island to …

Distribution28. July 2022
Bauhaus continues to expand in Scandinavia
Sweden and Denmark
Bauhaus continues to expand in Scandinavia

German DIY retailer Bauhaus continues its expansion in Scandinavia with new openings in Sweden and Denmark. Today, 8 July 2022, the …

Distribution8. July 2022
Pernilla Walfridsson new CFO of Clas Ohlson
Former Byggmax CFO
Pernilla Walfridsson new CFO of Clas Ohlson

The Swedish retailer Clas Ohlson has appointed Pernilla Walfridsson as new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). She will take up her new role …

Distribution13. May 2022
Byggmax grows by 14.4 per cent overall, 1.6 per cent in Sweden
Acquisitions driving growth
Byggmax grows by 14.4 per cent overall, 1.6 per cent in Sweden

In the first quarter of the current year, the Swedish DIY group Byggmax turned over SEK 1.271 bn (EUR 124 mio), 14.4 …

Distribution22. April 2022
Byggmax expands in Denmark
Summer 2022
Byggmax expands in Denmark

Byggmax has announced plans to open its first store under its own brand in Denmark in the summer of 2022. The Swedish DIY store operator's planned …

Distribution11. April 2022
Byggmax acquires BygMax
Danish e-commerce company
Byggmax acquires BygMax

The Swedish Byggmax Group has acquired the Danish e-commerce company BygMax and the associated e-bygstore, a founder-led Danish e-commerce company focusing …

Distribution1. March 2022
Kesko makes 24 per cent more in the building and home improvement trade
Record sales 2021
Kesko makes 24 per cent more in the building and home improvement trade

The Finnish Kesko Group achieved record sales in the past year with its building materials and DIY trade …

Distribution10. February 2022
Byggmax reports record sales and announces new formats
2021: up 12.5 per cent
Byggmax reports record sales and announces new formats

The Swedish Byggmax group reports strong growth at a record sales level for the year 2021. The Swedish group made SEK 7.645 …

Distribution27. January 2022
Clas Ohlson grows online by 27 per cent
May to October
Clas Ohlson grows online by 27 per cent

The Swedish retail group Clas Ohlson increased sales in the first six months of its fiscal year (May to October) by 2 per cent compared with…

News10. November 2021
Byggmax group reports plus of 9 per cent in third quarter
Online share 18 percent
Byggmax group reports plus of 9 per cent in third quarter

The Swedish Byggmax group reports sales to the amount of SEK 2.400 bn (EUR 239 mio) for the third quarter and thus a …

News25. October 2021
Clas Ohlson’s sales increased by 6 per cent in September
Online growth 61 per cent
Clas Ohlson’s sales increased by 6 per cent in September

Swedish retail chain Clas Ohlson increased its sales in September by 6 per cent to SEK 667 mio (EUR 65.8 mio). Organic …

News8. October 2021
Clas Ohlson almost at previous year’s level in first quarter
-1 per cent May to July
Clas Ohlson almost at previous year’s level in first quarter

The Swedish retail chain Clas Ohlson recorded a slight increase in sales from May to July 2021, the first quarter of …

News23. August 2021
Bauhaus Scandinavia: online shops and tills were temporarily closed
Back to regular operation again
Bauhaus Scandinavia: online shops and tills were temporarily closed

The German DIY store chain Bauhaus has also been named as victim in connection with the ransomware attack on the…

News9. July 2021
Hornbach expands in Sweden with smaller format
New opening
Hornbach expands in Sweden with smaller format

After Hornbach opened the first of its new type of project stores in Sweden in Borås and Kristianstad in the years 2018 and 2019, the…

News30. June 2021
Finns in a DIY boom
DIY InternationalNordics - Finland
Finns in a DIY boom

The Finnish building and home improvement trade segment grew by 4.8 per cent in 2020. Best performing category was lawn and garden achieving a plus of 16 per …

Distribution4. June 2021
Preferring to stay amongst themselves
DIY InternationalNordics - Statistics
Preferring to stay amongst themselves

The home improvement industry in the five Nordic countries Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland are strongly interconnected with each …

Distribution4. June 2021
Kesko increases DIY and building trade sales by 16 per cent
Finish market leader
Kesko increases DIY and building trade sales by 16 per cent

The building and home improvement trade division of the Finish Kesko group increased its sales in 2020 by 16.2 per cent …

News26. April 2021
Mattias Ankarberg: “We are still a hard discounter”
Byggmax CEO
Mattias Ankarberg: “We are still a hard discounter”

Mattias Ankarberg, CEO of the Swedish Byggmax group since the end of 2016, clearly showed his support for the discount principle…

News8. April 2021
Finns in a DIY boom generate increase in sales of 4.8 per cent
Building and home improvement trade 2020
Finns in a DIY boom generate increase in sales of 4.8 per cent

The building and home improvement trade in Finland has increased its sales in the year 2020 by 4.8 per cent. Growth …

News11. February 2021
Kesko gains 16 per cent in the year 2020
Building and home improvement trade
Kesko gains 16 per cent in the year 2020

The Finnish Kesko group increased sales in the year 2020 by 16.2 per cent in its building and home improvement trade division, the …

News9. February 2021
DIY sector in Norway grew in 2020 by almost 26 per cent
Maxbo boss Carl Otto Løvenskiold in an interview
DIY sector in Norway grew in 2020 by almost 26 per cent

The coronavirus pandemic and the resulting shift in lifestyle has also led to people investing more in their apartments, …

News28. January 2021
Sales down at Clas Ohlson, but online business growing
Swedish retailer
Sales down at Clas Ohlson, but online business growing

Sales at Swedish retail group Clas Ohlson were down by 14 per cent in December compared with the same month in 2019, and by …

News20. January 2021
Scandinavian pioneer
DIY InternationalOrthex Group
Scandinavian pioneer

The Orthex Group produces plastic home and garden products in Sweden and Finland. It has been using recycled material for some considerable time. Under its …

Suppliers27. November 2020
Clas Ohlson also makes less online in September
Overall -8 per cent
Clas Ohlson also makes less online in September

The Swedish Clas Ohlson group recorded a drop in sales of 8 per cent in September. In local currencies, the ("organic") …

News16. October 2020
Flügger benefits in part from the Covid-19 crisis
Paint manufacturer and dealer
Flügger benefits in part from the Covid-19 crisis

In fiscal 2019/2020 (May to April), the Danish paint manufacturer and dealer Flügger increased its sales by 4 per cent to DKK 1.89…

News3. July 2020
Danish Plantorama garden centres grow by 4 per cent
Store no. 13 in the pipeline
Danish Plantorama garden centres grow by 4 per cent

The Danish garden centre chain Plantorama grew its sales by 3.9 per cent to DKK 462.622 mio (EUR 62.096 mio) in 2019. Profit …

News20. May 2020
Bauhaus seeks further locations in Denmark
National sales EUR 335 mio
Bauhaus seeks further locations in Denmark

Bauhaus made sales to the amount of DKK 2.458 bn (EUR 334.557 mio) in Denmark last year. The Danish business information service Proff …

News13. May 2020
Jem & Fix opens three new stores despite Covid-19
News from Denmark
Jem & Fix opens three new stores despite Covid-19

The Danish chain Jem & Fix will be opening three new stores this Sunday despite restrictions caused by Covid-19. Due to the …

News30. April 2020
Harald Nyborg builds new stores
Denmark
Harald Nyborg builds new stores

The Danish DIY store chain Harald Nyborg is expanding its store portfolio. Three new construction projects are currently in progress, meaning that …

News27. January 2020
Bostik acquires Danish company LIP
Building chemistry
Bostik acquires Danish company LIP

Bostik is to take over the company LIP Bygningsartikler AS (LIP), the Danish market leader in tile adhesives, sealing systems and substrate …

News23. December 2019
The (somewhat) smaller Hornbach
DIY InternationalHornbach
The (somewhat) smaller Hornbach

In Sweden, Hornbach expands with a smaller store format, also in order to gain a foothold in medium-sized cities. After a pilot store, a second …

Distribution26. November 2019
Byggmax reveals numbers for third quarter 2019
Sweden
Byggmax reveals numbers for third quarter 2019

The Swedish DIY retailer and builder's merchant Byggmax has revealed numbers for his third quarter of 2019. Sales increased by 5.9 …

News22. October 2019
Hornbach expands in Sweden with smaller store format
Opening in Kristianstad
Hornbach expands in Sweden with smaller store format

One year after the opening of the first of its new project store type in Borås, the German DIY retail chain Hornbach continues …

News19. September 2019
Flügger has had a “challanging start” to the year 2019/2020
3 per cent down
Flügger has had a “challanging start” to the year 2019/2020

Flügger, the Danish paint manufacturer and trader, has started its financial year 2019/20 with a decline in sales. In t…

News18. September 2019
Two more acquisitions of Stark Group in Sweden
Builders’ merchants
Two more acquisitions of Stark Group in Sweden

Stark Group, a Danish retailer and distributor of building materials, has acquired two more Swedish builders' merchant chains. The …

News28. June 2019
Davidsens Tømmerhandel takes over Optimera Denmark
From Saint-Gobain
Davidsens Tømmerhandel takes over Optimera Denmark

The Danish home improvement and building materials chain Davidsens Tømmerhandel has taken over the Optimera construction …

News26. June 2019
Jem & Fix now has five stores in Norway
One year on
Jem & Fix now has five stores in Norway

After entering the Norwegian market a year ago, the Danish home improvement chain Jem & Fix now has five outlets in the neighbouring …

News18. June 2019
Plantorama increases sales and profit
Denmark
Plantorama increases sales and profit

The Danish Garden Centre chain Plantorama, with its eleven stores, has increased net revenue by 2.3 per cent to DKK 434 mio (EUR 58.2 mio). …

News10. May 2019
Byggmax Group starts the year with sales up 7.5 per cent
First quarter
Byggmax Group starts the year with sales up 7.5 per cent

The Swedish retailer Byggmax Group has entered 2019 with a positive first-quarter performance. Sales of the group, which …

News18. April 2019
Building materials trade grows by nearly five per cent in Denmark
3.5 billion euros
Building materials trade grows by nearly five per cent in Denmark

Sales by Danish builders' merchants in the last year totalled EUR 3.5 billion. Compared with the previous year, …

News17. April 2019
Bygma posts another sales record
Denmark
Bygma posts another sales record

The Danish DIY store group Bygma increased its sales last year by 5.4 per cent to DKK 7.8975 bn (EUR 1.0579 bn). Falling currency exchange rates …

News15. April 2019
Davidsens Tømmerhandel reports an increase of nearly three per cent
2017/2018
Davidsens Tømmerhandel reports an increase of nearly three per cent

The Danish home improvement and building materials chain Davidsens Tømmerhandel increased its sales most …

News8. April 2019
Also very well supplied with home improvement stores
DIY InternationalNordic countries - Iceland
Also very well supplied with home improvement stores

Iceland is one of the richest countries in Europe. The sparsely populated volcanic island is also one of the front-runners in …

Distribution25. March 2019
Concept instead of king-size
DIY InternationalNordic countries - Finland
Concept instead of king-size

DIY International asked Minna Liuksiala, managing director of Rasi Ry, Finnish Hardware Association, for an assessment of the current situation on the …

Distribution25. March 2019
Undisputed market leader
DIY InternationalNordic countries - Finland
Undisputed market leader

The Kesko Group dominates the Finnish home improvement market. Countless domestic and foreign players are also operating in the market

Distribution25. March 2019
In the far north
DIY InternationalNordic countries - Norway
In the far north

On the Norwegian DIY market, apart from a few native companies, some neighbours from Sweden, Denmark and Finland are also bustling around

Distribution25. March 2019
Incentive to invest
DIY InternationalNordic countries - Norway
Incentive to invest

On the basis of per-capita spending, the Norwegian private refurbishment market is the biggest in Europe. Industry expert Tor Ivar Riise analyses the market

Distribution25. March 2019
Very Danish
DIY InternationalNordic countries - Denmark
Very Danish

The distribution of DIY store locations in Denmark is comparatively consistent. Most are operated by native companies

Distribution25. March 2019
Opportunities are good
DIY InternationalNordic countries - Denmark
Opportunities are good

The Danish home improvement market is benefiting from the boom on the labour and property market. Expert Jørgen Moth analyses how the trade is positioned

Distribution25. March 2019
A plethora of formats
DIY InternationalSweden - Statistics
A plethora of formats

The DIY retail scene in Sweden is incredibly varied. Alongside paint specialists and big-box stores, Byggmax and Clas Ohlson in particular have established …

Distribution11. February 2019
Clas Ohlson cuts up to 200 jobs
Cost reduction
Clas Ohlson cuts up to 200 jobs

Swedish home improvement retailer Clas Ohlson is cutting 150 to 200 jobs, primarily in the headquarters and distribution centre in Insjön. This …

News5. February 2019
Stark’s new strategy brings in profits again
Denmark
Stark’s new strategy brings in profits again

The Danish builders' merchant chain Stark closed financial year 2017/2018 (ending 31 August 2018) with positive figures again, after …

News30. January 2019
Byggmax loses, mainly due to Skånska Byggvaror
Sales 2018
Byggmax loses, mainly due to Skånska Byggvaror

The Swedish DIY store group Byggmax has completed the year 2018 with a decline in sales. At SEK 5.1078 bn, net sales were 4.0 per …

News29. January 2019
Bygma expands on Bornholm
Denmark
Bygma expands on Bornholm

The Danish Bygma Group has acquired Fridolf A/S construction centres with two sites in Rønne and Nexø on the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic. The …

News25. January 2019
Eurobaustoff has got a first member in Sweden
German cooperative
Eurobaustoff has got a first member in Sweden

Derome Aktiebolag is the first Swedish partner for the German building materials trade cooperative Eurobaustoff. The company has its …

News14. January 2019
Harald Nyborg closes nearly all its bricks and mortar stores in Sweden
Now virtually only online
Harald Nyborg closes nearly all its bricks and mortar stores in Sweden

The Danish chain Harald Nyborg is largely withdrawing its bricks and mortar stores from Sweden, but will …

News11. December 2018
Silvan seeks 20 new locations in Denmark
Expansion
Silvan seeks 20 new locations in Denmark

The Danish DIY store chain Silvan Byggemarked wants to significantly expand its branch network and is seeking 20 new locations. Six of …

News7. December 2018
Hornbach looks to expand in Sweden with more compact stores
Medium-sized cities too
Hornbach looks to expand in Sweden with more compact stores

Hornbach aims to expand further in Sweden with smaller stores than those opened hitherto. "We still see great …

News27. September 2018
Jem & Fix sees potential for 50 stores in Norway
Market entry
Jem & Fix sees potential for 50 stores in Norway

The Danish DIY store chain Jem & Fix sees a potential of up to 50 locations in Norway. That is what country manager Kennet …

News3. July 2018
Kesko acquires the largest Byggmakker retailer
Gipling AS
Kesko acquires the largest Byggmakker retailer

Kesko Corporation's subsidiary Byggmakker Handel AS has agreed to purchase Gipling AS, a Norwegian operator in the building and home …

News20. June 2018
Byggmakker acquires cooperative member Skattum
Kesko in Norway
Byggmakker acquires cooperative member Skattum

Byggmakker Handel AS, the Norwegian subsidiary of the Finnish Kesko Group, has acquired Skattum Handel, a member of its own …

News11. June 2018
Rusta expands into Finland following acquisition
Hong Kong discount chain
Rusta expands into Finland following acquisition

The Swedish discount chain Rusta has acquired the Finnish low-cost chain Hong Kong, which operates a similar retail format. Hong …

News11. May 2018
Nordic focus country
DIY InternationalChar-­Broil
Nordic focus country

Thorsten Schwenecke, Brand Marketing Manager Europe at Char-­Broil, explains why Denmark is so important for the grill provider

Garden3. April 2018
Byggmax closes four stores in Finland and announces new ones
New strategy
Byggmax closes four stores in Finland and announces new ones

Byggmax is reorganising itself in Finland. The Swedish DIY store operator is closing 13 of its stores there and has …

News11. September 2017
The Danish chain Stark now has a female boss
Britta K. Stenholt
The Danish chain Stark now has a female boss

Britta K. Stenholt has been promoted to CEO of the Danish materials supplier and DIY store chain Stark. She began her career at the …

News7. April 2017
Clas Ohlson continues to expand in Norway
Oslo
Clas Ohlson continues to expand in Norway

Clas Ohlson continues to expand in Norway. The Swedish trader has now opened a new store in the capital city of Oslo. The new store has …

News14. October 2016
Was Kingfisher able to increase turnover?
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