Bricorama holds steady

In the third quarter the French DIY retailer succeeded in recording a sales increase of 2.9 per cent to € 175.4 mio. Sales in France rose by 2.5 per cent to € 115.8 mio. In the Netherlands and Belgium, where the group is an Intergamma franchisee, sales rose 3.2 per cent to € 55.8 mio. A sales increase of 7 per cent was notched up in Spain for a total of € 3.8 mio. There were two new openings during the third quarter (in France and Spain), and one relocation in Belgium. In the first nine months the group achieved sales of € 499 mio, which means it is 0.2 per cent above the previous year. At the end of the third quarter the group had 178 outlets (previous year: 172).