The DIY market continues to lower | EUROtoday

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A Castorama store, in Hellemmes (North), March 20, 2019.

For the second consecutive yr, the DIY market fell. After a yr 2023 marked by the passage of the Post-Covid consumption peak, gross sales of huge DIY shops in France dropped by 4.3 % in worth in 2024, to 22.1 billion euros, in keeping with figures unveiled on Tuesday April 29 by skilled organizations, the Federation of DIY shops (FMB), which represents distributors, and producers of the brand new habitat (Inoha) They carry the voice of the producers.

It is subsequently a billion euros which evaporated in a yr from these distribution circuits (Leroy Merlin, Castorama, Mr. DIY, and so forth.), which symbolize virtually three -quarters of the DIY market. In supermarkets and hypermarkets, gross sales fell 4.2 %. They even plunged 10.9 % in buying and selling firms, which promote professionals primarily. This decline comes as consumption within the universe of the home in 2024 decreases in a generalized method. The furnishings market dropped by 5.1 %in worth over a yr, that of the 4.2 %backyard, whereas family home equipment fell by 3.9 %.

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