Growth for Homebase

Homebase, the British DIY retail chain, increased sales by 5.2 per cent to £ 463 mio (€ 685 mio) in the first quarter of the current financial year. This amounts to growth of 2.7 per cent like-for-like. It was the sale of seasonal products above all that benefited from the warm weather in March and April. According to information from Home Retail Group, the parent company of Homebase, kitchen sales also showed good growth.