The Irish Times

B&Q parent boosted by ‘grow your own’ plant sales

Kingfisher says sales in first quarter were well ahead of pre-pandemic numbers

Mon May 23 2022 - 14:27

Kingfisher profit up 70% on home improvement boom

DIY group to raise dividend and buy back shares after profits surge to €789m

Tue Sept 21 2021 - 10:46

M7 Real Estate secures four new lettings across Dublin warehouse portfolio

Pan European investor adds HSE, Screwfix, Clevamama and CIS to tenant line-up

Wed Jul 21 2021 - 05:00

B&Q owner lifts profit view on pandemic DIY boom

Like for like sales jumped 22.5% on pre-pandemic period

Thu May 20 2021 - 12:42

B&Q owner sees sales soar on home improvements during pandemic

Group warns about uncertainty over lockdowns

Thu Nov 19 2020 - 08:04

Kingfisher sees profit rise on pandemic DIY mini-boom

B&Q owner feels benefit as consumers turn to home improvements and gardening projects

Tue Sept 22 2020 - 08:38

DIY group Kingfisher’s sales jump 22 per cent as stores reopen after lockdown

Group owns outlets including B&Q and Screwfix

Wed Jun 17 2020 - 08:13

The week in business: Key indicators, results and trends

Dramatic fall in activity inevitable in various measures over the weeks and months ahead

Sun Mar 22 2020 - 18:00

Kingfisher shuts all French, Spanish stores due to coronavirus

B&Q stores in Republic remain open

Mon Mar 16 2020 - 09:14

B&Q owner’s deteriorating sales highlight new boss’s tough task

Shares slumped after company said like-for-like sales dipped 3.7% in third quarter

Wed Nov 20 2019 - 14:00

B&Q owner names Carrefour’s Garnier as new chief executive

Shares in home improvement retailer Kingfisher have fallen 31% over the last year

Thu Jun 27 2019 - 09:41

French setback sees DIY group Kingfisher miss sales targets

Sales were 6.2% ahead of weak year-ago numbers in Britian and Ireland

Wed May 15 2019 - 07:52

B&Q owner Kingfisher to part company with chief as profits fall 13%

Exit of Véronique Laury means only five FTSE100 firms have female chief executives

Wed Mar 20 2019 - 07:45

Kingfisher quits Russia, Spain and Portugal as French sales tumble

B&Q owner reports weak quarterly sales in French chains Castorama and Brico Depot

Wed Nov 21 2018 - 18:07

French business weighs on profit at B&Q owner Kingfisher

But company says it is on track to grow gross margin in the full year

Wed Sept 19 2018 - 08:16

B&Q owner Kingfisher enjoys warm weather boost

Like-for-like sales in the second quarter rose 1.6%

Thu Aug 16 2018 - 07:46

Kingfisher sales dented by weak French market

B&Q owner saw sales rise 1.5% in Britain and Ireland

Tue Nov 21 2017 - 08:32

B&Q owner cautious on macro backdrop in UK and France

Company made £440m pretax profit in first half of this year

Wed Sept 20 2017 - 08:06

Kingfisher sales dented by weak French market and B&Q in UK

Europe’s largest home improvement retailer sees slowdown in UK and Ireland markets

Thu Aug 17 2017 - 07:50

Kingfisher beats forecasts as profit edges higher

B&Q owner made an underlying pretax profit of £686 million last year

Wed Mar 23 2016 - 08:43

B&Q owner Kingfisher targets £500m profit increase

Firm planning a capital return of £600m in addition to annual dividend payments

Mon Jan 25 2016 - 07:54

Kingfisher may open new retail stores as profits dip

B&Q owner runs Screwfix chain and Castorama and Brico Depot in France

Tue Sept 15 2015 - 07:59

Sales surge at B&Q boosts parent firm Kingfisher’s profit

Company to pay a £100m special dividend as part of plans for extra shareholder rewards

Thu May 29 2014 - 08:19

Kingfisher bids for Mr Bricolage to bolster French presence

B&Q owner already trades as Castorama and Brico Depot in France

Thu Apr 03 2014 - 20:18

France to legislate again for Sunday trading

Country going in circles– ‘a typically French mess’, says ‘Le Monde’

Tue Dec 03 2013 - 01:02

B&Q owner Kingfisher reports slight dip in profits

Irish B&Q stores went into liquidation in January this year

Wed Sept 11 2013 - 14:09