Poor development

The Mr Bricolage Group, the number three in the French DIY market, saw its sales increase by 0.5 per cent to € 1.308 bn during the first nine months of the year. While its stores operating under the Mr Bricolage logo increased sales by 1.1 per cent to € 1.204 bn, the Catena stores experienced a decline in sales of 6.6 per cent compared with the same period last year to € 104 mio. During the period under review 13 Mr Bricolage stores were opened and 17 extended, enlarging the total retail space by approx. 34 000 m2 to 1.122 mio m2.