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The stores were initially rebranded under the name Focus Do It All, and later, in 2001, to simply Focus, following the company’s purchase of Great Mills the previous year. [ 4 ] Focus DIY had also acquired Wickes in 2000, and some former Do It All stores were converted to Wickes, mostly in areas felt to be outside the core market. [ 5 ]
In 1987, the activities were merged into Globus Baumarkt Holding GmbH & Co. KG, and since 2003 the company has been known as Globus Fachmärkte GmbH & Co. KG. Its business is centred on DIY, home improvement and garden supplies. In July 2007, Globus Baumarkt acquired 33 Hela large-scale DIY stores from the Distributa Group, 31 of them in ...
Hornbach is one of the leading DIY-store chains in Germany. In the 2020/2021 financial year (March 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021), the Hornbach Baumarkt Group generated sales of Euro 5.1 billion. [ 1 ]
B&Q opened its first shop in Hong Kong on 1 June 2007, [19] but was scheduled to close it on 13 September 2009. [20] In December 2007, Kingfisher sold its 50 per cent stake in B&Q Taiwan to its joint venture partner. The $106.5 million (£51.6 million) sale, producing a profit of £25 million, was used to reduce debt. [13]
The store had a modest turnover of £50,000 but within six months, the turnover had doubled. [4] In the beginning of the 1990s, Great Mills launched Bay6 (Basics). These stores were identical in size, look and layout to those of rival retailer Wickes. Wickes bought the six Bay6 stores in 1995 from Great Mills' parent company, RMC. Four were ...
In 1969, Christian Dubois founded in Englos, near Lille, France's first large-scale (5000 m 2) DIY store. The rapid expansion of the chain meant that 20 years later Castorama had 80 stores in France. [3] A second store opened in 1972, followed by a third in 1973. In 1975, Castorama set up shop in Plaisir (Yvelines), outside its home region. [4]
Ten of the 150 Bauhaus stores in Germany have a works council. At the end of November 2013, it was announced that Bauhaus intended to acquire 24 Max Bahr branches, [5] a German home improvement retailer with approximately 1300 employees. Max Bahr previously belonged to the Praktiker hardware store chain, and declared itself insolvent on 25 July ...