Sales up six per cent for Bricorama

The French Bricorama Group recorded sales of € 361.5 mio in the first half of the year, an increase of 5.99 per cent compared with the same period last year. In France, one new store was opened and three stores were remodelled in a review of the portfolio. Bricorama now operates 97 stores in France. Sales in the 39 Belgian stores increased slightly. In the Netherlands (27 stores), the company achieved an increase of 2.60 per cent in sales. One reason for this was the expansion of the store in Haarlem. Following the opening of a new store in Seville, the number of outlets in Spain has risen to nine. As of 30 June, Bricorama operated a total of 172 stores, three more than in mid-2010, together with 35 franchise stores (previous year: 26).