''DIY Week'' is a British

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ly business-to-business

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(DIY),

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market. The magazine is published by Datateam in

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, in England. Founded in 1874, ''DIY Week'' is sold to retailers of hardware, housewares, garden and DIY products, and their suppliers, and contains news, comment, financial analysis and market trend information.

History

Originally launched by a

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hardware wholesaler as ''Martineau & Smith's Monthly Circular'', the magazine was very soon renamed ''Hardware Trade Journal'', and changed from monthly to weekly publication in 1900. Over the following decades it became the major business magazine for its market, absorbing its main competitor, ''The Ironmonger'', as well as many small titles. It was renamed ''DIY Week'' in 1988, reflecting the rise of the DIY market, and switched to fortnightly frequency i
1991
Datateam acquired the magazine in 2013.

References

External links

DIY Week’s official site
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