Retail

Würth Italia, stores and delivery services open h24

In the ongoing debate on the closure of shops on Sundays in Italy, Würth Italia has announced opening and deliveries h24. (...)

Roberto Fadda confirmed at the helm of Sistema

The Ordinary General Meeting of shareholders for SISTEMA Rete Imprese Bricolage, held on 19 February, has confirmed Roberto Fadda for the position of president. (...)

Restyling for OBI in Navacchio (Pisa). The photos

Great restyling for the OBI store in Navacchio (Pi), Italy. (...)

Mercatone Uno – Shernon aims at recapitalisation

According to a statement released by the UILTuCS union, a meeting was held with Shernon Holding to take stock of the situation and check the progress of the plan following the purchase of Mercatone... (...)

Leroy Merlin signs the Tuscany development deal

News on expansion plans for the French retailer in Tuscany. 120 million in investments to begin over the next three years that will involve the municipalities of Lucca, Massa and Pistoia. (...)

Ikea inaugurates its first Pet Shop

In Roncadelle (near Brescia), Ikea opened its first Pet shop in Italy on March 1st: 32 square metres of dedicated space within the mall where you can see Ikea’s LURVIG range of products. (...)

Gruppo Papino (5 DIY stores) joins Bricolife

A new arrival at the Bricolife consortium that builds on its continued expansion. The new addition is Gruppo Papino Spa, with 5 “Papino Brico” DIY stores. (...)

Together with Atrium, Casaoikos is a multisector home centre

Visiting the showroom in None, in the province of Turin, we learned that the story culminating in Casaoikos as we know it today dates back to 1946, when Natale Berardo opened, in Cuneo, a company... (...)

CFadda opens in Iglesias

Last December the ninth CFadda store, part of the Bricolife Consortium, opened. The new shop is in Iglesias in the province of South Sardinia. (...)

Bricofer announces the closing of Self Italia acquisition

Referencing the agreement of the same name, Bricofer Italia S.p.A. has recently announced the closing of the acquisition of the company branch of Self Italia S.r.l. that took place at the office of... (...)

Bricocasa opens new store in Monopoli (Bari)

The third Bricocasa store opened near Bari: the store interiors feature both innovative and traditional elements compared to the other Bricocasa stores. (...)

BricoBravo speaks German, too

BricoBravo continues its expansion and moves into the German market: after the French site BricoBravo has expanded its business to Germany and Austria. (...)

Brico io, a new organization with 3 directions

At Brico io, as of 13 February, a new management organization has been established. (...)

Dr Brico, a new DIY centre (with Evoluzione Brico)

The opening of a new DIY centre named Dr Brico is scheduled for the 19th December of this year. (...)

Pietro Migliori leaves Bricocenter

Hot off the press is the news published by Distribuzione Moderna, concerning the appointment of Pietro Migliori as the new General Manager of Risparmio Casa. (...)

DIY superstores: the Competitive Data analysis of financial statements

Competitive Data has carried out, as it does every year, an analysis of the financial statements of the top 172 DIY retailers. (...)

Raffaele SpA. A host of new developments in 2019, starting with Pronto Hobby

This year is set to bring some major changes for the Raffaele SpA group, starting with its DIY division. (...)

Bricoman Italia sentence – a major milestone for DIY superstores

The retailer won an important appeal to the Italian Council of State on authorization to install racks in the forecourts outside its stores. (...)

And Bricofer buys Bricorama – in Spain

The news published in Ferreteria y Actualidad about the sale of Bricorama stores in Spain (we had already talked about this) to the Bricofer group. (...)

Bricoman to open in Venegono (Varese)

Having passed up the opportunity to open in Ponte Vedano, the retail chain belonging to Adeo secured, on December 10th last year, the possibility of setting up a new outlet in Venegono Inferiore,... (...)