Double-digit increase for Groupe Adeo

Last year Groupe Adeo, a French DIY retailer, achieved sales amounting to € 11.24 bn. The increase on the previous year amounts to 10.3 per cent, though no more than 0.5 per cent like-for-like. The group includes the Leroy Merlin, Brico Center, Aki, Weldom, Bricoman, Kbane, Zôdio and Dompro chains with a combined total of 465 stores in several countries. That amounts to 61 outlets more than the year before.
Leroy Merlin, the main trading brand, achieved no less than € 9.46 bn with 280 stores. Its 110 DIY stores in France recorded sales of € 4.62 bn. According to a newspaper report, the twelve stores in Russia made a contribution of 7.2 per cent to the total. Net profit saw a rise of 5.2 per cent to € 475 mio.