In 1998, it also deepened its presence in the Netherlands, with purchases including a brick manufacturer, additional do-it-yourself stores, and a maker of skylights and ventilation systems.

A COUNCILLOR has lost his claim for unfair dismissal from a do-it-yourself store where he was assistant manager.

Home Depot, the chain of do-it-yourself stores, closed up 2 3/8, to 58.

At Home Depot, the nation's largest chain of warehouse-sized do-it-yourself stores, socket wrenches and lawn mowers are now available through a bridal registry.

The next day, the police found him hiding in a do-it-yourself store.

Last time I saw him, George the lumberman was stunned by the announcement that Home Depot, the Wal-Mart of do-it-yourself stores, would replace a nearby cornfield.

Dillard Munford, founded a chain of do-it-yourself stores Varindra T. Vittachi, retired executive of Unicef.

As a professional woman with a great deal of home improvement experience, I expect acknowledgment and respect in do-it-yourself stores, but I don't always get either.

It also criticised conservation advice from shops and do-it-yourself stores.

Traditionally, companies making organization products for garages sold them mainly at hardware and do-it-yourself stores like Home Depot and Lowe's, Mr. Alford said.