Visitor numbers to the International Hardware Fair ten per cent down
Europe and the crisis
The majority of countries in Europe record sales losses in the DIY market
German DIY stores show increase
Last year the market increased by two per cent in sales value
DIY store circuit
The international participants in the DIY Store Tour organised by Dähne Verlag were given a great deal of information
First Baumax in Turkey
Samsun is the location of the biggest DIY superstore in the Black Sea region
Conversion makes progress
Of the 524 Bricomarché stores in France, 400 are now geared to the new concept
Domestic better than international
For the German DIY retailers, trade within Germany in 2009 compared favourably with their international operations for the first time for a while
Now in the capital as well
Opening of Baumax’s tenth Romanian store in Bucharest
Mr. Bricolage sales hold up
The main brand holds firm with a 0.4 per cent increase, but Catena loses more than nine per cent
Growth for Wickes
Travis Perkins, the UK group of companies, sees growth in excess of four per cent in the retail division
The latest new products
An overview of new and improved products from the industry
New at DIY International
The biggest box of all
A local company called Epicentr K has opened the world's biggest DIY superstore in Ukraine, the second largest country in Europe
Das aktuelle DIY International pocket
The entire scope of hardware expertise
The latest from trade
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Totally DIY in Birmingham viewed as a succes
The view of most who attended the Totally DIY exhibition at Birmingham's NEC was that the event was a big success. This year's show broke new ground because it was run as part of the much larger Spring Fair International
