CHILE / PERU – Falabella announced the opening of a new Falabella Expo store in Peru, reaching a total of 24 stores nationwide and 94 in the region.
“Points of View” the concept behind Interprint’s participation at ZOW
GERMANY – “Points of View” was the Interprint motto at ZOW where from 9th to 12th February the company showcased its 2014 collection. This year’s selection was a process in which clients took part through the “Furniture Days 2013” workshops.
Domestic market does not take off for Italian machinery manufacturers
ITALY – The Italian association of manufacturers of machinery for wood processing performed its quarterly industry survey and detected several market trends.
Homag Group increases net profit for the year by 45 percent
GERMANY – The Homag Group AG, the world’s leading manufacturer of plant and machinery for the woodworking industry and cabinet makers, increased sales revenue and order intake and in particular considerably raised net profit for the fiscal year 2013. According to the preliminary figures, the Group’s order intake was up by 5.1 percent, reaching EUR 605.0 million (prior year: EUR 575.8 million).
Strong improvement for Colombia’s Tablemac in 2013
COLOMBIA – The consolidation of production of the new MDF mill, the start up of the new laminating line in mid-September 2013, and the notorious improvement of exports, have allowed Tablemac to close 2013 on a high note.
Masisa unifies FSC chain of custody for all its industrial division
CHILE – Masisa Chile successfully completed the unification process of the FSC chain of custody for all of its industrial products division.
Excellent 2013 results for Eucatex, exports up 60%
BRAZIL – The performance of Eucatex, a leading producer of wood panels in Brazil – also active in the paint and varnish, laminate flooring, partitions and door manufacturing markets- exceeded expectations during the year 2013.
Two opennings this week, Sodimac Homecenter in Colombia and Placacentro in Bolivia
REGION – Businesses related to the furniture industry continue to grow in Latin America.
Promart Homecenter arrives at Sullana
PERU – The chain of home improvement stores for, Promart Homecenter, part Intercorp Group, extends its network with a new store opened on November 15 in the province of Sullana, in the northern department of Piura, Peru.
The Sodimac chain grows in Peru
PERU – On September 30th Sodimac Peru opened its store in San Juan de Lurigancho, Lima, thus completing 22 stores in the country and 139 in the region. The new store has a sales area of 7,000 m2.
IKEA Group continues to increase sales
SWEDEN (Notifix).- The IKEA Group total sales increased to EUR 27.9 billion ($37.38 US billion) in the financial year 2013 ended August 31st, an increase of 3.1% compared to the previous year (+3.6% adjusted for currency impact). Sales in comparable stores grew by 1.8%. “Value for money is increasingly important to our customers – and our sales development shows that people all over the world appreciate our concept of good quality, well-designed products at low prices”, said President and CEO Peter Agnefjäll.
Grupo Elektra is leaving the Argentine market
MEXICO (Notifix) – Grupo Elektra of Mexico, a financial services company and a leading specialty retailer in Latin America, announced on October 1st. that is closing down and liquidating its operations in Argentina.