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In August 2001, B&Q opened its first shop in Shanghai, when it hoped to increase outlets from four to 58 by 2005. [14] [15] B&Q opened its first shop in Hong Kong on 1 June 2007, [16] but was scheduled to close it on 13 September 2009. [17] In December 2007, Kingfisher sold its 50 per cent stake in B&Q Taiwan to its joint venture partner.
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Kingfisher currently operates over 1,300 stores in eight countries in Europe and in Turkey. Its main retail brands are B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt and Screwfix. [28] The companies now part of the Kingfisher group are: B&Q; operations in the United Kingdom and Ireland; Brico Dépôt; in France, Spain, Portugal and Romania; Castorama; in France ...
In 1982, there were 140 BUT stores, and in 2015, 280. In 1987, Carrefour became a major shareholder of BUT; it sold its shares in 1993. In 1997, BUT was bought by the English company Kingfisher, [2] owners of B&Q and Comet, which made it part of Kingfisher Electricals.
Although it was a flood-prone region, Neihu has experienced huge growth with the construction of the Neihu Technology Park in 1995 and hypermarkets such as Costco, RT Mart, Carrefour, B&Q. The extension of the Taipei Metro to Neihu in the 1990s and early 2000s has also boosted residential and commercial growth.
This was the 10th death recorded in a B&Q store. [2] Subsequently B&Q Ireland Ltd pleaded guilty to failing to ensure a safe workplace and were fined €250,000 at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in July 2011. [3] During 2010 in Exeter at the Sowton B&Q store, they were found guilty of breaking health and safety laws.
Screwfix Direct Limited, trading as Screwfix, is a retailer of trade tools, accessories and hardware products based in the United Kingdom. [6] Founded in 1979 as the Woodscrew Supply Company, the company was acquired in July 1999 by Kingfisher plc, which also owns B&Q, and is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
B&M Retail Limited, trading as B&M, is a British multinational variety store and garden centre chain founded in 1978 and based in Speke.It is listed on the London Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.