Best DIY Hardware Stores in Germany [2024] - Navigate Germany

If you are looking for hardware stores in Germany, this article will share the best hardware stores in Germany.

Best Hardware Stores in Germany

The Germans love to renovate their house or do DIY activities due to which the demand for hardware stores increased. You will find a lot of hardware stores at different locations in Germany.

Hagebau

This hardware store was opened in 1964 and has almost 384 branches in Germany and Australia. Hagebau hired a famous German comedian, Mike Krüger and became popular for selling branded products at reasonable prices. They got a rating of 1.0 due to their prices and product range. You can get everything from their store whether you need to renovate your garden or want to renovate your building. Customers can shop from the website and save money by availing discounts and offers. Hornbach

Hornbach started their operations in 1993. It is the second best and award winning hardware store with a rating of 1.7 due to their wide range of supplies. Prices are also lower than Hagebau. They have almost 99 branches in Germany (except for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania).

Bauhaus

It was founded in 1960 and got the title of the third-best hardware workshop in Germany. They are rated as 1.8. Around 157 branches are operating in Western Germany and offering high quality products at best prices to their customers.

OBI

OBI was founded in 1960 and ranked as 4th best hardware store in Germany with 668 branches and 351 franchises. They have a rating of 2.0 for their cooperative staff and selling the best products at reasonable prices due to which they were awarded with the title of the price-performance winner among different competitors. They are well known for their print campaigns and TV media featuring Orang Beiber. They have all supplies you might need, from kitchen and bathrooms to construction items. 

They started their online operations in 2010 and approximately 13.45 million visitors visited their online store. It is the third largest seller across Europe and ranked at first in Germany. You can get a lot of promotions and discounts and enjoy shopping online or offline. They are focusing on ROPO behavior (research online, purchase offline) that helps customers to find their product and nearest franchise online and then they can purchase physically.

Toom

Toom has almost 360 branches across Germany. Their Annual sale is €2.7 billion. The rating according to comparison.org is 2.3 because of the negligible brand availability and higher prices. They gained popularity and success after 40 years and decided to open their online stores in 2019, so they are awarded 3 titles in 2020 because of the best online store, DIY supplies, and user friendly website. They offer ‘Click and Reserve’ option and the ‘Click and Deliver’ facility.

Hellweg

Hellweg was founded in 1971 in North Rhine-Westphalia, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Berlin and has almost 87 branches across Germany. They have almost 97 DIY stores in Germany and Austria due to which their annual sales increased up to 758 million. They started their online stores in 2010 and 754 million online visitors visited their online stores. Hellweg achieved a rating of 2.5 by comparison.org because of their equipment and expensive products. According to the survey conducted by DISQ, they are offering best quality online services.

Online Hardware Stores in Germany

Germans are very creative and love to perform DIY activities so there are a lot of online stores in Germany where you can find DIY supplies and material for repairs.

Globus Baumarkt

Globus Baumarkt has a variety of DIY items at almost 96 DIY Stores located in Germany and Luxembourg. 74 branches are in Germany making an annual sale of €1.9 Billion through 2.24 million online visitors. Trade Magazine DIY awarded Globus Baumarkt with the title of #1 friendliest customer service 10 times which was then approved by the Customer Monitor in Germany. They also offer guided selling campaigns to their online customers.

Otto

This mail-order Company  allows their customers to shop for hardware materials and tools according to their choice.

Amazon

It is a well known and most extensive online supplier with a separate category for Hardware tools and supplies.

Baur

This company is known for their best online delivery and has a wide range of hardware and DIY gear.

Cheapest Hardware Stores in Germany

Hornbach is the cheapest hardware store in Germany where you can find supplies at a reasonable rate. This is the best place to shop for sanitary and painting supplies. Hornbach does not have a lot of stock so you will find only 3 out of 6 brands available at Hornbach.

Expensive Hardware Store in Germany

Hellweg is the most expensive hardware store with a price difference of 14.9% according to the statistics. Price difference of branded supplies in comparison to the two named stores, a test subject was taken ‘Bosch Impact Drill,’ which was known to be almost 37.5%.

Review By Customers

As per statistics, 42.88% Germans prefer Bauhaus. 21.43% Germans prefer OBI and Praktiker. 14.29% Germans prefer Hornbach.

Conclusion

Germans are great creators, and repairers so different hardware stores are located across Germany. If you are looking to renovate your house, visit these hardware stores for the supplies you need. Happy building!