Leroy Merlin, the French DIY chain, has signed an investment contract with a Ukrainian development company. This information was supplied by its legal consultancy, DLA Piper. No further details were made public. However, an executive of Leroy Merlin Ukraina has announced that the intention is to open the planned facility next year already. It will be the company’s second store in Ukraine, following on after the first one that was inaugurated in Kiev two years ago.