Turnover: 18.128 billion EUR (2022)

Country: United Kingdom

Kingfisher is a large British group marketing products in the "do it yourself" sector. Originally specialized in DIY, the company has diversified through a number of takeovers. For example, the Castorama and Bricodépot brands are now owned by the Kingfisher group.

The group has 1,302 stores in 10 different countries: 8 of these are in Europe, while the other two straddle the European and Asian continents (Russia and Turkey).

News

Screwfix: Castorama's little sister expands despite the DIY slump 10/06/2024

  • Opening date of 25th store in France: June 13
  • - First store opened in Wattrelos: two and a half years ago
  • - Screwfix owner group: Kingfisher
  • - Other Kingfisher banners in France: Castorama and Brico Dépôt
  • - Average Screwfix store size: 500 m².
  • - Estimated number of potential stores in France: 600 stores
  • - Screwfix target market: builders' merchants
  • - Products offered: electrical, plumbing, hardware, paint, tools, work clothes
  • - Total number of sites in the UK: 920
  • - Estimated home improvement market in France: €70 billion

List of Screwfix sales outlets 31/01/2024

  • Screwfix offers 15,000 product references.
  • Of these, 10,000 are available from stock in click & collect stores, in less than 5 minutes.
  • Screwfix now has 20 stores in France.
  • The first store opening in France is scheduled for the end of 2022.

Kingfisher publishes its half-year results and has to revise its targets downwards 27/09/2023

  • Kingfisher has revised downwards its targets for the 2023-2024 financial year, now forecasting adjusted pre-tax profit of £590 million (€683 million)
  • 95 Castorama stores
  • 124 Brico Dépôt stores
  • 9 Screwfix stores in France
  • Kingfisher expects to open up to 20 Screwfix stores in France this year.
  • The total market for small craftsmen in France, Screwfix's target segment, is estimated at over 29 billion euros. Kingfisher sees potential for over 600 Screwfix stores in France in the long term.

The French still love DIY 27/03/2023

  • - Kingfisher sales down 1.4% in France
  • - Castorama sales up 13.9% on 2019 and Brico Dépôt sales up 12.5% on 2019
  • - Mr.Bricolage sales are 2.1% lower than in 2021, but 16.1% higher than in 2019
  • - Kitchen and bathroom sales are resilient
  • - Kingfisher and Mr.Bricolage join forces to buy together

In a shrinking market, Kingfisher marries its purchases with Mr.Bricolage 21/03/2023

  • - Mr.Bricolage has over 970 franchised and affiliated stores, mainly in France
  • - Its various banners generate gross sales of around 2.4 billion euros
  • - Ranked fourth in the French home improvement market
  • - Sales growth of over 15% since 2019
  • - Earnings up 40% in three years
  • - Successful Screwfix brand continues to expand in both the UK and France
  • - Brico Dépôt to expand into 1,000-square-meter stores
  • Priority objective: improving Castorama's profitability

Kingfisher to grow strongly in 2021 22/03/2022

  • Bricolage Kingfisher includes 2 banners in France, Castorama and Brico Dépôt, and two banners in Great Britain, B&Q and Screwfix

Studies mentioning this company

The garden furniture market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • Ikea Group
  • Conforama France
  • Adeo Groupe
  • La Redoute AMPM
  • InVivo
  • Kingfisher (Castorama, Bricodépot, KingFisher , Screwfix)
  • Jardiland (Groupe Teract)
  • Truffaut
  • Hespéride (Meubles De Jardin Design)
  • Pro Loisirs
  • Fermob
  • Silvadec
  • Au Jardin de Chloé
  • Ozalide
  • Sklum
  • Lafuma Mobilier
  • Grosfillex
  • Unopiu
  • JJA Groupe
  • Burger Groupe - Jardipolys
  • Gamm Vert (Teract Groupe)
  • Botanic
  • BUT International
  • Maisons du Monde
  • Mr. Bricolage
  • ITM Equipement (Bricorama, Bricomarché, Brico Cash)
  • Forest Style
The gardening market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • Leroy Merlin France (Adeo)
  • Castorama France (Kingfisher)
  • Jardiland (Groupe Teract)
  • VillaVerde
  • Gamm Vert (Teract Groupe)
  • Truffaut
  • Delbard (Teract groupe)
  • Botanic
  • Honda Manufacturing France
  • Teract (Invivo Retail)
  • ITM Equipement (Bricorama, Bricomarché, Brico Cash)
  • Kingfisher (Castorama, Bricodépot, KingFisher , Screwfix)
  • Florentaise
  • Espace Emeraude
  • VoltR
  • Irrijardin
  • Point Vert
  • Willemse France
  • Jardineries du Terroir
  • Nature et Découvertes
  • Floralux
  • Rustica (Media Participations)
  • Evergreen Garden Car - Love the Garden
  • Rouchette
  • Burgermeister Groupe
  • Villa Verde
  • Emeraude Création
  • Pubert Motoculteurs
  • Inédis