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France

Capital: Paris | Area: 551 000 km² |
Population (2021): 67.7 mio | GDP (2021): € 2 484 bn

Kingfisher in France

Castorama and Brico Dépôt also as franchise stores

Kingfisher is opening up to franchising in France. In its half-year report, the British DIY retail group announces that it will launch a test run with two franchise stores in the Castorama sales division over the next …

Distribution20. September 2024

Still in Benelux

Toolstation set to withdraw from France

According to the half-yearly report of British company Travis Perkins, its trade-orientated sales channel Toolstation plans to withdraw from…

Distribution7. August 2024

France

Jardiland and Gamm vert lose significant turnover

The garden centre and pet trade division of French retail group Teract has reported a 5.3 per cent drop in turnover for the …

Distribution2. August 2024

First half year

Mr. Bricolage loses 4.4 per cent in like-for-like sales

French DIY group Mr. Bricolage posted first-half sales of EUR 1.1253 bn, 6.5 percent down on the same period last year. Its …

Distribution30. July 2024

2023 statistics from FMB and Inoha

DIY stores in France generate 1.4 per cent less turnover

DIY stores in France generated 1.4 per cent less turnover last year than in 2022. The French DIY retail and manufacturer …

Distribution28. May 2024

Secimpac figures for 2023

DIY power tools lose 6.6 per cent in France

The French market for hand-held power tools declined by 2 per cent last year. After the exceptionally positive year of 2021, this was …

Distribution18. April 2024

British group Travis Perkins

Toolstation plans to withdraw from France

The British building materials trading group Travis Perkins may be withdrawing its Toolstation sales division from France. This has …

Distribution8. April 2024

Modelled on B&Q’s concept

Castorama opens an online marketplace

The French DIY chain Castorama has now launched an online marketplace. It aims to offer 500 000 additional products there, starting with …

Distribution22. March 2024

France and eleven countries

Mr. Bricolage Group sales fell by 1.8 per cent in 2023

The French franchise group Mr. Bricolage generated sales of EUR 2.3119 bn last year; this was 1.8 per cent less than in the …

Distribution22. March 2024

Bricomarché, Bricorama, Brico Cash, Tridôme

DIY division of Les Mousquetaires holds its own in 2023

The home improvement division of French retail group Les Mousquetaires generated sales of EUR 3.4 bn in 2023 in France. The …

Distribution18. March 2024

Kingfisher subsidiary

Brico Dépôt rolls out professional "Spécial Pros" concept in France

The French chain Brico Dépôt is rolling out its professional concept "Spécial Pros" nationwide from April. The …

Distribution12. March 2024

Kingfisher Group

Screwfix now has 20 stores in France

The British trade-oriented retail chain Screwfix has opened three more branches in France and now operates 20 shops there. Two new openings …

Distribution30. January 2024

France

Brico Dépôt opens another compact store

The French chain Brico Dépôt has opened a second test store in its new compact format. The new location in Vierzon has a sales area of 1 000…

Distribution19. January 2024

First half year

Mr. Bricolage maintains sales in France only through new openings

The French DIY franchise group Mr. Bricolage achieved a turnover of EUR 1.1872 bn in the stationary DIY business …

Distribution6. September 2023

First half of 2023

L'entrepôt du bricolage grows by 4.8 per cent

The home improvement stores of the French chain L'entrepôt du bricolage increased their sales by 4.8 per cent in the first half of …

Distribution31. August 2023

France

Les Mousquetaires takes over Tridôme

French regional DIY chain Tridôme is to be acquired by ITM Equipement de la maison, the parent company of Bricorama, Bricomarché and Brico Cash…

Distribution26. July 2023

Mulliez Group internal transactions

Adeo sells Zôdio distribution line to Alinea furniture chain

The French Adeo Group is selling its Zôdio sales line to Alinea, a chain specialising in furniture and interior …

Distribution18. July 2023

Prishtina Mall

First Mr. Bricolage opens in Kosovo

The French franchise group Mr. Bricolage now has a store in Kosovo. In the capital Pristina, a Mr. Bricolage store with a sales area of 2 635 m²…

Distribution27. June 2023

Operational by autumn

Kingfisher France and Mr. Bricolage set up purchasing company Unio

Kingfisher France, the French subsidiary of the British DIY group, and the French franchise group Mr. Bricolage …

Distribution1. June 2023

Charcoal largely stable

The barbecue market in France shrinks by 7 per cent in 2022

The French barbecue market shrank by 6.9 per cent to a volume of EUR 227 mio in 2022, after a 12 per cent increase in …

Distribution21. April 2023

Inoha criticises purchasing concentration

French manufacturers turn over 15 per cent less in DIY trade

The turnover of French manufacturers of DIY and garden products through the DIY store distribution channel declined …

Distribution31. March 2023

Procurement

Kingfisher announces joint venture with Mr Bricolage Group

Kingfisher has announced that its own distribution divisions in France and the Mr Bricolage Group are working on the …

Distribution29. March 2023

Growth abroad

Sales at Mr Bricolage down 0.6 per cent in 2022

The DIY stores of the French franchise group Mr Bricolage achieved a turnover of EUR 2.3531 bn in 2022. This was 0.6 per cent less …

Distribution22. March 2023

Bricomarché, Bricorama and Brico Cash lose sales in France

In France, the Bricomarché, Bricorama and Brico Cash DIY stores achieved a turnover of EUR 3.318 bn last year, 2.8 per …

Distribution2. March 2023

Online talk and fundraising appeal by Ken Hughes

ManoMano focuses more on sustainability and Second Life

The online marketplace ManoMano is currently focusing more on the topics of product sustainability and second life, i.e. the…

Distribution13. February 2023

Volume down by 9 per cent in 2022

French equipment manufacturers increased sales by 1 per cent

Although sales of hand-held do-it-yourself and gardening tools and equipment by French manufacturers (B to C) increased…

Suppliers2. February 2023

Outdoor own brand

Leroy Merlin takes Naterial showrooms to more countries

French DIY market leader Leroy Merlin is taking its showroom concept for Naterial own-brand outdoor ranges to more countries…

Distribution27. January 2023

Kingfisher

Screwfix opens first branch in France

The British Kingfisher Group has now opened its first Screwfix store in France. It is located in northern France near Wattrelos, close to Lill…

Distribution2. November 2022

Suki Group acquires VT Fastware

Common values and visions

French group VT Fastware now belongs to German Suki Group. The new partners emphasise the complementarity of their businesses. Above all, Suki supports …

Suppliers28. October 2022

FMB figures

Plus 4 per cent for DIY stores in France in September

For the third month in a row, sales at DIY stores in France were up year-on-year in September. The sector saw a 4.22 per cent …

Distribution26. October 2022

After strong growth

French tool market down year-on-year in the first half of the year

In France, e-commerce has a 15 per cent share of the DIY and professional tools market (sell-in). Overall, the …

Suppliers13. October 2022

Statistics

Groupe Adeo grew by 143 per cent in eleven years

Groupe Adeo, with its distribution lines Leroy Merlin, Bricoman, Weldom and others, has grown strongly over the past eleven years. …

Distribution29. September 2022

Garden and air conditioners in demand

French DIY sales up again for the first time in July

In July, DIY sales in France were above the comparable monthly figure for the previous year for the first time since November …

Distribution6. September 2022

First half of 2022

Mr. Bricolage well below previous year, but in double digits over 2019

In the first half of the year, the French franchise group Mr. Bricolage turned over EUR 1.1881 bn, 5.7 per …

Distribution2. August 2022

June FMB figures

DIY stores in France still below 2021, but up double-digits on 2019

Sales of DIY stores in France continue their trend of the past months. They remain by 3.8 per cent behind the …

Distribution22. July 2022

Ficime figures

Power tool industry in France expects further growth

Manufacturers of do-it-yourself and garden tools in France continued to see growth in the first six months of 2022. This is …

Distribution21. July 2022

FMB figures in March

French DIY markets still below 2021, but well above 2019

The same picture of the past few months continues in the French DIY market. The DIY trade association FMB reports a 7.2 per…

Distribution13. May 2022

DIY stores still most important

French garden market grows by 14 per cent in 2021

The French garden market grew by 14 per cent in 2021 compared to the previous year, and by 25 per cent compared to 2019. This has …

Garden20. April 2022

Figures from FMB and Inoha

Market in France grows by 10.2 per cent in 2021, DIY trade by 11 per cent

The French DIY market grew by 10.2 per cent last year to a volume of EUR 34 bn. The DIY stores grew at an …

Distribution4. April 2022

DIY market 2021

Where the growth in France comes from and where it is going

Why have the DIY markets in France grown so strongly? What are the external reasons, which product groups stand out in …

Distribution4. April 2022

Les Mousquetaires

Bricomarché, Bricorama, Brico Cash grow by 7.4 per cent in France

The home improvement division of French group Les Mousquetaires has reported sales in France, Poland and Portugal …

Distribution31. March 2022

February figures

DIY sales in France below 2021, but far above 2020

In the French home improvement trade, the trend that has prevailed since May 2021 continued in February: sales are below those of…

Distribution21. March 2022

Platform from Salsify

Mr. Bricolage simplifies product data exchange with its suppliers

French franchise group Mr. Bricolage uses a supplier experience management platform from Salsify to exchange …

Suppliers28. February 2022

Map

Worldwide locations of Groupe Adeo

At the end of 2020, Groupe Adeo united more than 1 000 stores on three continents. These were concentrated in the parent country France as well …

Distribution24. February 2022

FMB figures

French DIY stores in January below previous year, but far above 2020

In January, DIY stores in France again remained clearly below the corresponding sales of the previous year, but…

Distribution21. February 2022

Product data exchange

Mr. Bricolage relies on Salsify platform

The French DIY store operator Mr. Bricolage will be working with the platform for supplier experience management by Salsify in the future. …

Distribution17. February 2022

Activities discontinued in 2020

Leroy Merlin finally abandons plans for Belarus

The French DIY chain Leroy Merlin has finally abandoned its plans in Belarus. The company had already stopped its activities in 2020…

Distribution7. February 2022

DIY retailers’ association FMB

Home improvement stores in France end 2021 with sales up by 11.6 per cent

Sales in French home improvement stores last year rose by 11.61 per cent compared with 2020, and increased…

Distribution20. January 2022

FMB figures

French DIY trade in plus again in November

For the first time in six months, French DIY stores recorded positive growth rates again in November compared to the same period last yea…

News3. January 2022

October figures

France’s DIY stores report an increase of 13 per cent in two-year comparison

As in the five months before, DIY stores in France also made less sales in October than in the same …

News17. December 2021

French chain

Bricorama now on Madagascar

On Madagascar there is now a store which belongs to the French Bricorama group. The building materials supplier ABC is now operating as ABC by Bricorama…

News2. December 2021

Inoha study on living and the home

The pandemic has turned the French into better DIYers

Due to the pandemic, living and the home have become more important to the French. In the past two years, they have taken on …

News30. November 2021

France

Leroy Merlin buys and sells used tools

The French DIY store chain Leroy Merlin has entered the business of used DIY equipment. Customers can offer and submit their used equipment …

News5. November 2021

September

DIY store sales in France 14 per cent above 2019 level

Sales in French DIY stores in September remained slightly below those of September 2020 (-1.77 per cent). Compared with …

News26. October 2021

Promojardin

French garden market extremely positive in a two-year comparison

For the French garden market, August was the third month in a row to exhibit a downturn compared with 2020 at -6 …

News13. October 2021

Growth compared to 2019

The French DIY market continues to remain in minus figures

As is the case since May, the French DIY market continues to remain in minus figures compared to the same period last …

News24. September 2021

Sales increase over 2019

French garden market down 14 per cent in July compared with last year

Sales in the French garden market were down by 14 per cent in July as compared with July 2020, when consumer …

News17. September 2021

Online sales up 80 per cent

Mr. Bricolage records 19 per cent increase in sales in the first six months

The French franchise group Mr. Bricolage had sales totalling EUR 1.2596 bn in the first half of 2021. …

News15. September 2021

Minus in July too

The situation last year, the weather and the holidays slow down DIY stores in France

As in the two months before, the French DIY stores' sales statistics also show a decline in Jul…

News25. August 2021

Half-yearly figures: 33 per cent up

French DIY stores fall short of June 2020 sales

As in May, the sales of French DIY stores in June were well down on the same month last year. French DIY retailers ended the month …

News23. July 2021

Also FMB

Retail in France calls for people to get vaccinated

The French DIY retail association FMB is appealing to the people of France to get vaccinated. The association is supporting and …

News8. July 2021

Strategy 2025

Manufacturers in France want to strengthen their association Inoha

The French association of manufacturers Inoha (Industriels due Nouvel Habitat) passed the Strategy 2025 plan at …

News1. July 2021

Weather and easing of restrictions

French DIY sales contracted in May

In France, DIY sales contracted in May for the first time since April 2020. Home improvement retailers saw a drop of 7.04 per cent in sales …

News23. June 2021

France

111 per cent

France’s home improvement market grew by 13 per cent in 2020, but the growth of the DIY stores was only half as great. However, their online business has grown by …

Distribution4. June 2021

No bricks-and-mortar stores

Kingfisher brings Screwfix online to France

The UK's Kingfisher Group is now operating in France with its Screwfix brand, albeit only in the form of an online shop at www.screwfix…

News12. May 2021

Sales increase of DIY stores only half that of overall market

France’s home improvement market grew by 13 per cent in 2020

In 2020, the French DIY market grew by 13 per cent to a volume of EUR 31 bn, by far the strongest growth in the last …

News14. April 2021

2020: A turbulent year

Garden and pet stores in France up slightly

The garden and pet store trade in France grew by 1.1 per cent in the year 2020. After a decline of 7.2 per cent in the first six months…

News12. April 2021

France

Adeo sells professional specialist trade DomPro to Mirwault

The French trading group Adeo has sold the specialist trade chain DomPro to the Mirwault group. The sale, which as …

News26. March 2021

Up 12 per cent

Sales growth in France remains in double-digit figures in February

In February, DIY store sales in France exceeded the respective previous year's level by 12.07 per cent. The …

News25. March 2021

Sales up 11.7 per cent in France

Mr. Bricolage increases sales volume by 11.5 per cent

The French franchise group Mr. Bricolage has reported an increase in sales in 2020 of 11.5 per cent to an overall volume of …

News16. March 2021

ManoMano

French putting their money on Germany

ManoMano, the French online marketplace with activities in six European countries, doubled its trading volume in 2020. It sees its neighbour a…

Distribution12. March 2021

Leroy Merlin under the top 10

DIY and Garden needs to catch up in French e-commerce

In the French e-commerce, the product group DIY and Garden apparently has a lot of catching up to do. Among the ten product …

News8. March 2021

January 2021

France’s DIY stores start the year with plus 20 per cent

The French DIY industry has started the year 2021 with ongoing high growth rates. In January, sales in the DIY stores in …

News22. February 2021

Regulation

Pet sales to be banned in French pet stores?

In France, the National Assembly voted on 27 January in favour of prohibiting the sale of pets in pet stores and garden centres with …

News5. February 2021

Les Mousquetaires

Bricomarché, Bricorama and Brico Cash grow in double-digit figures

The DIY store division of the French trading group Les Mousquetaires with its sales channels Bricomarché, …

News27. January 2021

31 per cent in December

French DIY stores increased sales by nearly 5 per cent in 2020

In 2020, home improvement stores in France increased their sales by 4.78 per cent. Although the growth rate was in …

News22. January 2021

Inoha association of manufacturers

French DIY industry works on its supply chain

The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed significant weaknesses within the logistics of the French home improvement industry. After a survey…

News13. January 2021

Up 7 per cent in November

Second lockdown in France dampens growth

The second lockdown in France has left its mark on the DIY trade. In November, sales compared to the same month last year did rise …

News21. December 2020

Tough conditions at present

4 per cent growth in French garden market to September

In the first three quarters of 2020, the French consumer market for garden products grew by 4 per cent compared with the same…

News2. December 2020

France

Plus of 24 per cent in October the second highest in this year

The rates of increase by the DIY stores in France rocketed once again in October. Sales lay at 24.01 per cent over …

News23. November 2020

16 per cent increase

Another sharp rise in DIY sales in France during September

Sales by DIY stores in France rose sharply again in September. The increase compared with the same month in 2019 was 16.3…

News22. October 2020

Slight downturn for home improvement stores

French garden market grows in spite of supermarkets

The French garden market has withstood the coronavirus crisis reasonably well if the sales trend is taken as a basis. From …

News9. October 2020

France and abroad

Mr. Bricolage grows by 4.7 per cent in the first half year

The French DIY store group Mr. Bricolage closed the first half of the year 2020 with a clear rise in sales. On the …

News28. September 2020

FMB figures for August

French DIY stores achieve increase in sales of 13 per cent

The sales growths by the French DIY stores fell in August compared to the previous month, but still remain in the …

News18. September 2020

33 per cent market share for DIY

French garden market grew by 3.5 per cent in 2019

The French garden market grew by 3.5 per cent in 2019. The two biggest distribution channels, DIY stores and garden centres, each …

News17. September 2020

Growth rates high, but falling

French DIY stores saw sales increase by nearly 20 per cent during July

French home improvement retailers experienced continued high sales in July, even if the growth rates declined…

News25. August 2020

After the coronavirus shock

Sales by French home improvement stores increased in June by 30 per cent

After a sharp fall in sales by the French DIY store operators in the months of March and April of this year…

News7. August 2020

Multi-channel retail

Les Mousquetaires acquires majority of BricoPrivé

The French group Les Mousquetaires has entered into a strategic alliance with BricoPrivé by acquiring a majority stake. According …

News6. August 2020

Les Mousquetaires

Bricorama closes 13 stores in France

The French home improvement chain Bricorama is closing 13 stores because no franchisees could be found for them. ITM Équipement de la Maison, …

News2. July 2020

Guéry succeeds Riche

French manufacturers’ association Inoha has a new president

Inoha, the French manufacturers' association, has a new president. Jean-Luc Guéry (59) was chosen by the executive b…

News30. June 2020

France

Market recovery in France

2019 was a good year for the overall market, among other things because the French bought and sold more property than for a long time. The DIY stores …

Distribution26. June 2020

FMB

25 per cent plus for French DIY stores in May

In May, DIY stores in France made an enormous jump in sales in France, even though stores only gradually opened again from 11 May. …

News25. June 2020

FMB

Home improvement store sales in France: -61 per cent in April

The French spent April entirely subject to the lockdown conditions on account of the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result, …

News3. June 2020

Inoha association of manufacturers

French DIYers increasingly dissatisfied with online retailers

The French DIY association of manufacturers Inoha has noticed a growing dissatisfaction among customers with the …

News11. May 2020

Up 3.4 per cent

DIY market in France recovers in 2019, DIY retail less clearly

The French DIY market grew in the year 2019 by 3.4 per cent to an overall volume of EUR 28 bn. The associations of …

News8. May 2020

Strict distancing

DIY stores in France start to reopen

DIY stores in France are starting to reopen. The store operators have got their stores ready to recommence trading by procuring masks, putting …

News24. April 2020

March 2020

French home improvement stores lose half of their sales

Covid-19 has made a significant dent of nearly 50 per cent in the sales of DIY stores in France. The figures in March were 4…

News20. April 2020

May event cancelled

Journées des Collections Jardin only virtual for the time being

The French garden trade show, Journées des Collections Jardin - JdC Garden Trends, will not take place as planned in…

News20. April 2020

Entire assortment

France: garden centres with pet food may open

In France, garden centres which sell pet food are allowed to open. They are then also permitted to offer their entire assortment. …

News14. April 2020

France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Great Britain

Coronavirus: the latest developments in Europe

The situation for retail in European countries has changed since our report on Monday. The latest information:In France, DIY stores …

News18. March 2020

Sourcing, sales, financial planning

Kingfisher releases detailed statement on Covid-19

Yesterday, Kingfisher published a detailed "Covid-19 update". The company, which is listed on the stock exchange, not o…

News17. March 2020

Scope 3

Putting the plan into action

As some of the world’s leading retailers confirm their commitment, Jamie Pitcairn, Corporate …

Distribution20. November 2024

Debate in Germany

The leaflet remains – for now

The printed brochure, still an important advertising medium for the DIY industry, is under pressure…

Distribution28. October 2024

Obi

The Myth of the Supplement

Christian von Hegel, a brand expert with a doctorate, sees himself as a scientist even as head of …

Distribution21. October 2024