Brico Dépôt

Brico Dépôt
Private (subsidiary of Kingfisher plc)
Industry Retail
Headquarters Longpont-sur-Orge, France
Products DIY
Home improvement tools
Revenue £2,000 million
Number of employees
 7,171 [1]
Parent Kingfisher
Website www.bricodepot.fr

Brico Dépôt is a French chain of DIY and Home Improvement stores, headquartered in Longpont-sur-Orge.[2][3] The chain was created in 1993 by Castorama Dubois Investment, Castorama Dubois was later purchased by the UK Kingfisher Group.[4] There are over 100 stores open in France. There are also 16 open in Spain and 5 open in Poland.. Some (15) were also opened in Romania after the acquisition of the Bricostore chain by Kingfisher.

Concept

The store's biggest customer is the Construction and Building trade,[4] as Brico Dépôt sells wholesale and in large stock and quantity. The Brico Dépôt format is largely based on the format of an American Company, The Home Depot.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Num. of employees in France, Spain &Poland, on Kingfisher plc site
  2. ↑ "Legal notices." Brico Dépôt. Retrieved on 2 February 2011. "Propriétaire du site : Brico Dépôt Rue de la Tourelle - 91310 LONGPONT SUR ORGE France."
  3. ↑ "Brico Dépôt." Kingfisher plc. Retrieved on 2 February 2011. "Head office Rue de la Tourelle 91310 Longpont sur Orge France."
  4. 1 2 Brico Depot on Kingfisher plc Website

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