Profit up for Mr. Bricolage

For the first six months of 2006 the central office of the French DIY retail group, Mr. Bricolage, has announced 5.9 per cent growth of the operating profit to € 11.8 mio and sales up by 7.1 per cent to € 230.5 mio. Pre-tax profit rose over the same period last year by 18.5 per cent to € 8.4 mio. The group has not submit figures showing the progress of external sales over the first six months. Sales growth was announced merely for the months of July (+5.6 per cent) and August (+4.9 per cent). It is expected that gross sales of € 1.76 bn will be achieved by the end of the financial year.