Wickes expands further

The British company Travis Perkins has announced an increase of 8.8 per cent on a total revenue volume of GBP 1.283 bn in 2014 for its consumer division. The main distribution chain is the DIY retail chain Wickes with 232 stores and in addition, the Toolstation chain with 184 stores. Wickes expanded its number of stores by four over the year and Toolstation added 33 more stores. The new store openings contributed 2.1 per cent to the growth rate, so that the like-for-like increase amounts to 6.7 per cent. Another five to ten more new stores are planned for Wickes in the current business year.