Diy Outlook 2000 China - Supplement 3 - International Pages - Brief Article

Home Channel News, March 6, 2000

Ten years ago, China's retail home improvement market was a dormant industry consisting of two uninspiring sectors -- small street-front hardware stores and government-run building material facilities. How times have changed! Today, the lure of China's vast, untapped market has attracted big name international players like OBI and B&Q and has prompted national firms and government agencies to band together as investors to open Chinese DIY outlets such as The Home Way, Orient Home and Homemart.

This special report essentially documents the birth of an industry.