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B&Q Limited (short for Block & Quayle after the company's two founders) is a British multinational DIY and home improvement retailing company, with headquarters in Eastleigh, England. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kingfisher plc .
The combined store portfolio had some overlaps and spare and unprofitable stores were offloaded, usually to competitors such as Focus DIY, Great Mills and B&Q. Do It All was marketed to appeal mainly to female consumers and interior designers with slicker advertising and instore design.
This deal eventually made Focus Group the UK's second largest home improvement retailer, behind B&Q. [7] 36 Focus stores were rebranded to Focus DIY, growing Wickes from 131 stores in October 2000 to 172 in March 2004. [8] In December 2004, Focus Group sold Wickes to Travis Perkins. [9] The sale was completed in February 2005. [10]
Laury had worked at Kingfisher for eleven years, including roles at B&Q. [20] [21] In June 2017, Andy Cosslett succeeded Daniel Bernard as chairman. [22] [23] In March 2019, it was announced that Laury would be leaving the business at a date to be announced, following the failure of her "One Kingfisher" plan, and a 52.8% collapse in pre tax ...
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).
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 ...