DIY industry still sceptical on shift from bricks & mortar to online retail
A failure to address online retail may be seen as one of the reasons that Bunnings spectacularly failed in the UK and Ireland, but the broader global DIY industry remains dubious about the shift from bricks and mortar to online, according to this year’s delegates at the Global DIY Summit. 21% of the total delegates […]
The Global DIY Market is now worth $563 billion
In 2015, the DIY/home improvement world market turnover reached €538 billion ($563 billion), an increase of 3% compared to 2014. The statistic is one of many from the latest fediyma (European Federation of DIY Manufacturers) ‘Global Home Improvement Report’, which reveals that the bulk of the DIY global market is concentrated on just two continents. […]