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Brico Dépôt (French pronunciation: [bʁiko depo]) is a chain of DIY and home improvement stores, headquartered in Longpont-sur-Orge. [2] The chain was created in 1993 by Castorama Dubois Investment and later purchased by the British group Kingfisher which operates 135 stores in Belgium, 123 in France, 34 in Romania, 28 in Spain and 3 in Portugal.
All stores had an inhouse timber cutting service, and all but the smallest had in-store concessions for businesses such as Harris Carpets. During the 1980s, fierce competition saw the chain struggle. In 1988, it merged with the rival chain Payless DIY, which was owned by the Boots Group. As a result, WHSmith and Boots each owned 50% of the ...
Bradlees - department store (defunct) Builders Square - home improvement (defunct) Burlington - clothing, general merchandise; Buy Buy Baby - baby superstore (defunct) Cabela's - hunting, fishing, camping goods, clothing; Caldor - department store (defunct) CarMax - used car superstore; Child World - toys (defunct) Circuit City - home ...
Hornbach Baumarkt AG (German pronunciation: [ˈhɔʁnˌbax] ⓘ) is a German DIY-store chain offering home improvement and do-it-yourself goods. 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]
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]
Makro expanded to Asia with its first store in Thailand in 1989. Operating as Siam Makro, the company is a joint venture between Charoen Pokphand and SHV Holdings. In 1994, Siam Makro planned to be listed in the Stock Exchange of Thailand to fund an expansion programme.
Originally known as Clapton Building Supplies, the first store at Paulton, Somerset in 1972 was officially opened by Tony Blackburn, an unwell Dulux Dog and a staff of four. [3] 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).
Independent DIY stores followed in Zweibrücken in 1986 and Regensburg in 1988. In 1990, expansion into eastern Germany began with the opening of a DIY store in Ilmenau . 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.