In France, the group's 712 stores recorded sales of € 932.9 mio, 2.0 per cent lower than in 2016, while like-for-like sales were down 0.7 per cent. The Les Briconautes outlets fared better, with a downturn in sales of 0.8 per cent and no change in like-for-like sales. However, this distribution channel's half-yearly sales of € 108.0 mio are much smaller than those of the stores under the Mr. Bricolage brand (€ 690,2 mio, -1.1 per cent, like-for-like -0.7 per cent). Affiliated stores not operating under any of the retail brands recorded a significant drop in sales of 7.1 per cent to € 134.7 mio.
A more positive picture emerged abroad. The total foreign sales of Mr. Bricolage in the first six months of 2017 rose by 4.6 per cent (like-for-like 4.2 per cent) to € 117.8 mio. Most of Mr. Bricolage's foreign stores are in Belgium (46 stores, 58.6 per cent share of sales abroad), where the group saw an increase in sales of 10.8 per cent.