Kingfisher: new forecasts regarding sales trend

The British DIY store operator Kingfisher has published new forecasts for the development of its companies over the next few years. Like-for-like sales for B&Q UK and Ireland are expected to increase in the current year and in 2015 by 2.5 per cent in each case and in 2016 by 2.4 per cent. The corresponding figures for Castorama France are 0.3 (2014), 1.2 (2015) and 1.8 per cent (2016), for Brico Dépôt France they are 0.9 (2014), 0.7 (2015) and 1.6 per cent (2016), for Poland 3.0 (2014), 2.8 (2015) and 2.4 per cent (2016) and for China 3.2 (2014) and 2.6 per cent for 2015 and 2016 respectively.