Mr Bricolage figures down from previous year

The DIY stores of French franchise network Mr Bricolage recorded sales of € 388.8 mio in the first quarter, a decline of 5.7 per cent compared with the same period last year. The 432 stores under the Mr Bricolage logo recorded sales of € 369.4 mio, equivalent to a drop of 4.4 per cent. Sales in the 78 Catena stores were down 23.9 per cent from last year at € 19.5 mio. Les Briconautes and Les Jardinautes, the two distribution channels acquired last year, were not taken into account.
Only the 52 Mr Bricolage stores abroad, which recorded an increase in sales of 0.7 per cent to € 38.8 mio, and the directly-owned stores, which increased sales by 12.6 per cent to € 87.0 mio, showed a positive trend.