According to the association, sales in the quarter were below expectations, due to bad weather causing the garden season to start later. However the growth rate was still higher than the comparative period in 2015 when the increase was at six per cent. The ADFB is expecting a growth of nine per cent for the whole of 2016. A like-for-like increase to 2015 is stated by the ADFB as seven per cent.
Second Quarter
Leading Spanish DIY chains gain 7.5 per cent.
According to the association, sales in the quarter were below expectations, due to bad weather causing the garden season to start later. However the growth rate was still higher than the comparative period in 2015 when the increase was at six per cent. The ADFB is expecting a growth of nine per cent for the whole of 2016. A like-for-like increase to 2015 is stated by the ADFB as seven per cent.