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Rumors Resurface about Home Depot Buying British Home Improvement Retailer.
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Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; Dec 3, 2003; 700+ Words
...resurfaced Tuesday that Home Depot is interested in acquiring...rise in Kingfisher's stock. Shares of Kingfisher...perception that the U.S. home improvement market...time, archrival Lowe's is moving into metropolitan...Castorama stores and 57 Brico Depot locations. Deutsche...
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THE HOME DEPOT ACCELERATES INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION WITH CANADIAN VENTURE
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PR Newswire; Feb 8, 1994; 700+ Words
...Moreover, Aikenhead's merchandisers will help enable The Home Depot to speed the introduction...services into our U.S. stores." Molson...Reno-Depot," "Brico," and "Val Royal...part of the Aikenhead's deal, Home Depot has...
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Kingfisher's profits soar to GBP 345.9m
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The Scotsman; Sep 17, 2004; ; 682 Words
KINGFISHER, Europe's biggest home-improvements...which owns Castorama and Brico Depot in France and is expanding...Gerry Murphy, Kingfisher's chief executive, said the...aggressive pricing strategy, and Brico Depot's like-for-like...
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BRAND MOT: Kingfisher.
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Brand Strategy; Oct 10, 2005; 700+ Words
Kingfisher, the world's third largest home improvement...B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot and Castorama, has announced...repositioned. Kingfisher's expansion into the rest of...seems to have a winner with Brico Depot, and Castorama's...
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IBM Selects e-Future as the Provider of Customer Management (eCard) Solutions and Service for B&Q China.
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PR Newswire; Jan 31, 2007; 700+ Words
...China and integration with SAP's end solutions. B&Q's parent company, Kingfisher plc. , is Europe's leading home improvement retail...including B&Q, Castorama, Brico Depot and Screwfix Direct. Since 1999...
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Takeover talk fuels rise in Kingfisher shares
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The Scotsman; Dec 3, 2003; ; 489 Words
...AMERICAN DIY giant Home Depot last night repeated...rise in the latter's shares. Kingfisher...out. The UK group's prize jewel is B&Q...also owns Castorama and Brico Dept in France. A spokesman...Europe. "But that's all we're saying...
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Kingfisher rises after sales update
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Yorkshire Post; Jul 24, 2008; 512 Words
...Kingfisher said sales of B&Q's seasonal ranges were up by...comparison with last year's weather-hit summer. It...added. Kingfisher is Europe's leading home improvement retail...other brands are Castorama and Brico Depot, while it also has a 21 per...
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Season of joy for Debenhams
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The Scotsman; Jan 17, 2001; ; 550 Words
DEBENHAMS, the UK's third biggest department...by strong sales growth at Brico Depot in France and B&Q in the...cent. However, the group's broker, UBS Warburg, cut...low margin areas such as Brico Depot in France. The products...
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Kingfisher trade plan.(Business)
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The Birmingham Post (England); Oct 25, 2005; 525 Words
...amp;Q and its French counterpart Brico Depot, will launch about 15 new Screwfix...based loosely on the company's successful Brico Depot concept in France. A spokeswoman...Executive chairman of Kingfisher's new trade division, George Adams...
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Polish press review 22/03/2006 - Companies & Business.
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Poland Business News; Mar 22, 2006; 700+ Words
...Gazeta Wyborcza] Britain's Kingfisher Launches New Depot Chain in Poland - Britain's Kingfisher, owner of the Castorama...stores under the brand name Brico Depot and has begun recruiting...just PLN 45 mln. Poland's PSB said that Brico Depot would...
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B&Q sees UK profits slide amid boom in foreign DIY; RETAIL.(Business)(Financial report)
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The Birmingham Post (England); Jun 5, 2008; 700+ Words
...when B&Q's like-for-like sales...96 million. Europe's biggest home improvement...down 4.7 per cent at Brico Depot. But in the UK like...across Castorama France, Brico Depot and B&...to boost Kingfisher's share of the UK trade...
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Kingfisher beats its half-year forecasts; seals deal at Stourbridge rail station.(Business)
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The Birmingham Post (England); Sep 18, 2003; 700+ Words
...to cover job losses at the group's London head office, where 50 people...Castorama in France two per cent. Brico Depot France's were up 14.1 per cent ahead and...performing strongly and its stablemate Brico Depot continues to go like a train...
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DIY in France.(European Regional Review: France)
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European Retail Digest; Dec 22, 2004; ; 700+ Words
...other, they are Europe's most reluctant DIYers (see...But, note, Mintel's definition of Europe stops...themselves and the success of Brico Depot. There is not the same emphasis...through expansion of its new, Brico Depot format and through...
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Homing in on profit
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Evening News - Scotland; Dec 11, 2003; ; 700+ Words
...Kingfisher is one of the world's biggest home improvement...operates French stores under the Brico Depot and Castorama banners. Soaring...Kingfisher said Castorama's sales had also been affected...398.1m. Including the Brico Depot chain, sales in France...
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B&Q weighing down Kingfisher sales rise
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Evening News - Scotland; Dec 15, 2004; ; 700+ Words
...Kingfisher, Europe's largest home-improvements...also owns Castorama and Brico Depot in France and is expanding...9 per cent upturn at Brico Depot. Kingfisher...overhaul of the division's distribution operation...markets." Six of B&Q's Supercentres were converted...
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Castorama, Europe's Leading DIY Retailer, Implementing JDA Software to Support International Growth in Europe, North and South America.
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Business Wire; Dec 10, 2002; 700+ Words
...that Castorama Group, Europe's largest and the world's third leading do-it-yourself...IT subsidiary for Castorama and BRICO-DEPoT store brands in Europe, will use JDA's integrated, best in class retail...
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Kingfisher profits fly on sales of seasonal goods.(Business)
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Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); Jun 5, 2003; 537 Words
...amp;Q owner Kingfisher's first quarter profits. The...pounds 154m. Kingfisher's UK home improvement division...home improvement division's retail profits doubled to...by a strong performance by Brico Depot, which sells building materials...
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Kingfisher shares dip as B&Q sales slow.(Business)
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The Birmingham Post (England); Dec 16, 2004; 700+ Words
...in Kingfisher - Europe's largest homeimprovement group...which also owns Castorama and Brico Depot in France and is expanding...the third quarter. 'It's a pretty dour statement...upturn at hard discounter Brico Depot that followed the launch...
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Analyzing DIY market trends: statistics show DIY sales are dwindling in some key European markets.(International Coatings Scene: EUROPE)
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Coatings World; May 1, 2006; ; 700+ Words
...Kingfisher, B&Q's owner. B&Q...where Kingfisher's DIY Castorama chain...enlarging its network of Brico Depot outlets which provide...serious DIY devotee. "Brico Depot is a low-cost...Murphy, Kingfisher's group chief executive...
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B&Q struggles to fight off competition as sales slip
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The Scotsman; Feb 18, 2005; ; 630 Words
...two years. The company's like-for-like takings...at Kingfisher, the chain's owner, yesterday, sending...French-based Castorama and Brico Depot, and a 21 per cent stake...retailer Hornbac. It is Europe's largest home improvement retailer...
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