Mid-year figures from Mr. Bricolage

The French DIY retailer Mr. Bricolage achieved sales of € 913.1 mio in the first half of 2008 with the Mr. Bricolage and Catena sales channels, which is 0.1 per cent less than in the same period last year. Sales of the 453 Mr. Bricolage stores came to € 852.1 mio (+0.1 per cent) and sales of the Catena outlets were € 61.0 mio (-2.9 per cent). The group announced a like-for-like decline of 0.9 per cent for the 411 Mr. Bricolage stores in France, whereas the 42 international outlets achieved an increase of 9.3 per cent like-for-like.