COLOMBIA (Notifix) – In recent days suppliers have been receiving instructions for the delivery of goods to stock the four new stores to be opened by Easy in Colombia.

CHILE (Notifix) – Falabella Group continues its growth in the region with two new stores inaugurated in recent days.

GERMANY (Notifix)- Insolvent German home improvement store chain Praktiker, a household name in Europe’s biggest economy, will be dismantled and sold off piecemeal after its administrator failed to find a buyer for its remaining 130 outlets.

CHILE (Notifix) – On August 29 Masisa inaugurated a new Placacentro in Viña del Mar, Chile. This is a new location Placacentro Masisa Fasco (Achupallas sector), which is fully equipped and has the widest range of Masisa products and services such as cut to size, hinge installation and edgebanding, among others.

U.S. (Notifix) – Lowe’s Companies, the world’s second largest home improvement retailer, reported net earnings of USD 941 million for the quarter ended August 2, 2013, a 26.0% increase over the same period a year ago.

U.S. (Notifix) – The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, reported sales of USD 22.5 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2013.  Total sales increased 9.5 percent from the second quarter of fiscal 2012.

U.S. (Notifix).-Lowe’s, the world’s second largest home improvement retailer, announced on August 12th, further progress in its plans to acquire the majority of assets of Orchard Supply Hardware, including 72 stores, for approximately $205 million in cash, plus the assumption of payables owed to nearly all of Orchard’s supplier partners, subject to Bankruptcy Court approval. 

PERU (Notifix.) – Maestro, the chain building materials and home improvement stores opened its 28th store in the country. The new store is located in the Ventanilla district, north of the Peruvian capital. 

CHILE (Notifix.) – Falabella Group reached a consolidated net income in the second quarter 2013 of USD 208 million, an increase of 12.6% compared to the same period of 2012.

EL SALVADOR (Notifix.) – EPA, the only Venezuelan chain of home improvement stores, opened on July 10th its second store in El Salvador. 

BRAZIL (Notifix).- With the recent announcement of the agreement for the acquisition of a 51% stake in Brazilian Construdecor ( Dicico), Chilean retailer Sodimac (Falabella Group) begins its expansion in the Brazilian home improvement market.