Weather hurts Bricorama’s sales

The sales recorded by the French DIY group Bricorama in the third quarter of 2012 are 2.5 per cent down. France accounted for a € 124.4 mio share of the combined sales volume of € 196.2 mio, which amounts to minus 2.7 per cent. The company blames the adverse weather conditions first and foremost for this state of affairs. In Belgium and the Netherlands the company recorded sales of € 61.0 mio, which is 0.9 per cent down. Sales in Spain collapsed by 13.6 per cent to € 5.8 mio. Total sales of € 563.6 mio for the first nine months still result in an increase of 1.06 per cent. For the whole year 2012 the company expects slight growth on last year’s figures.