The French DIY store group Bricorama increased its sales in the third quarter by 1.07 per cent over the same period last year to € 163.16 mio. This rise is attributable to the growth in the Benelux countries (+3.9 per cent) and the group’s first store in Spain. In France, however, sales declined by 1.11 per cent. Sales for the first nine months of the year show an increase of 1.80 per cent to € 468.95 bn. The growth rate in France was 0.59 per cent and in Benelux 2.25 per cent.