3.6 per cent more sales

The Kingfisher Group announces sales of £ 2.632 bn for the first quarter of 2012, an increase of 3.6 per cent on the same period last year (1.3 per cent in constant currency). Growth for France comes to 2.2 per cent in constant currency, the figure for the UK and Ireland is 6.9 per cent, while the other countries score 5.8 per cent. Retailing profit is put at £160 mio.