Slight growth

The DIY stores of the Mr. Bricolage group achieved gross sales of € 843.1 mio in the first six months of 2005. This amounts to 1.1 per cent more than in the same period last year. The 428 Mr. Bricolage stores completed the first six months with a sales increase of 1.6 per cent to € 777.3 mio, or –0.3 per cent in like-for-like terms. The Catena network of 140 stores recorded sales down by 6.2 per cent to € 65.9 mio.