Especially high losses abroad

The Praktiker Group suffered a sales decline to the tune of 2.6 per cent for a total of € 3.663 bn in 2009. In Germany the group's sales were 1.8 per cent down, or 2.2 per cent lower like-for-like. The Praktiker trading brand realized € 1.835 bn in Germany, which amounts to 1.8 per cent less than the previous year. The Max Bahr banner recorded a decrease of 1.7 per cent and sales of € 691 mio. The third retail format, Extra Bau + Hobby, experienced a fall of 3.3 per cent, resulting in sales of € 91.4 mio.
Sales abroad saw especially dramatic losses. The figure of € 1.046 bn realized here was 15.7 per cent down on the previous year. Poland and Romania are the focus for the six new openings planned for 2010.