Strong third quarter

The BHB has announced a good volume of sales for the German DIY stores in the third quarter. Sales increased by 3.9 per cent in comparison with the same period last year. This means that the cumulative figures for the first nine months are also back in the black again. At a total of € 13.5 bn, the volume was 0.6 per cent above the corresponding period last year. A loss of 2.2 per cent resulted in like-for-like terms. The garden departments are once again performing better than the DIY market overall. They registered a sales increase of 2.2 per cent up to the end of September in comparison with last year.