DIY superstores which offer hardware, garden centres, lumber and other products and services.

[2] The company started in 1978 in Venlo and as of 2024 it has 192 stores across the Netherlands, averaging 3,500 m2 (38,000 sq ft) in size.

[4] Praxis is headquartered in the Amsterdam suburb of Diemen and employs about 5000 people.

It is known to the general public for its sponsoring of the RTL 4 television program Eigen Huis & Tuin since 1990.

As of 2011, the Maxeda board member responsible for the DIY division was Nick Wilkinson.