Changeover to mini-Warehouses continues

The UK’s B&Q chain opened two new Warehouse stores in the fourth quarter of last year, while a further eight were reformatted according to the mini-Warehouse concept, bringing the total number of such outlets to twenty-eight. A further seven stores are to be reformatted by the end of April. B&Q attributes 0.5 per cent of its like-for-like results to the conversion programme.
The Kingfisher Group opened the following stores in other countries in the fourth quarter:
France: Two new Brico Dépôt stores, one relocation and one refurbishment, bringing the total number of stores to 59 at the end of January
Poland: One new Castorama
Italy: One new Castorama
A summary of Kingfisher’s last financial year can be found in our DIYglobal plus/Trade topics section (see also other reports on this subject).