EMV-Profi, a German DIY cooperative organisation, recorded cumulative retail sales in the first nine months of the current year up by 6.12 per cent on the comparable period last year for a total of € 549 mio. This amounts to growth of 2.01 per cent in like-for-like terms. The number of stores with a retail area in excess of 500 m² increased from 282 to 297 over the same period.