2019 marked another successive year in which there was an increase in the value of the DIY retail market in Poland. The COVID-19 epidemic in 2020 suddenly interrupted a healthy period on the market. According to forecasts in PMR’s latest report, “DIY retail trade in Poland 2020. Market analysis and growth forecasts for 2020-2025”, in…
The largest retailer of home furnishings market in Poland is IKEA, with more than twice the share of the second-place player, Agata Meble. Apart from furniture chains, the top five also includes a DIY chain, Castorama. DIY retailers are increasingly focusing on the home furnishings offer. An example is Leroy Merlin, which in 2018 launched…
Kingfisher, the owner of Castorama chain is considering introducing a new chain of DIY stores in Poland, as the company announced in its annual financial report. Screwfix, because it will only work in the online channel at the beginning. The company plans to take advantage of the expansion model that has proved its worth in…
At the end of February Kaufland introduced horticultural products under its own brand name Countryside. The brand’s offer includes: garden furniture, tools, barbecue accessories and plant care products. It is another supermarket chain that introduces products for home and garden to its offer. According to PMR’s estimates, the share of large grocery stores in the…
Exploiting a loophole in Sunday trading ban laws, initially discovered by grocery store chains, is becoming increasingly popular. The ever-increasing number of competitors available seven days a week pushed Obi DIY chain to follow the trend and extend the range of services to include a postal outlet – it will allow the chain be open every Sunday. Retailers who do not…
The consumer DIY market* in Poland grew in value by a record 9% in 2020, according to PMR calculations. Home-bound households upgrading their interiors, and a resilient housing sector that built more apartments than in previous years were key factors. The Covid-19 pandemic provided a boost to the consumer DIY market in Poland in 2020….
OBI has launched new initiatives aimed at encouraging customers to implement their own interior design ideas with the use of OBI’s products. Not only has OBI created additional channels of communication with customers, but it has also launched a new subbrand Create by OBI. The chain decided on a marketing change, complementing its logo with…
40% of the plants available in Castorama are sold in recycled pots. By 2023, Castorama plans to have all plants be sold in packaging made of recycled materials. As part of the sustainable development strategy, Castorama, subsidiary of the Kingfisher Group, declares that by 2023 all pots for plants available in the store will be…
With the widespread switch to home-working and with restaurants and cafés reduced to takeaways and delivery for much of the past year, Poles have had to change their coffee drinking habits in the pandemic, and the category is increasingly consumed at home. A survey conducted by PMR in March 2021 among people who purchased home…
The Sniezka Capital Group achieved very good sales and financial results in 2020, to which the unexpected spring repair boom and the very good results generated by the Group’s two most important foreign companies contributed. The time was also marked by investments in logistics, IT and production lines. Sniezka also completed a key stage in…
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