Groupe Adeo grows by six per cent

The French concern Groupe Adeo has for the first time published more comprehensive and up-to-date key figures for the last financial year on the Internet. These show that the DIY retailer increased its sales by 6.1 per cent to € 17.3 bn.
The corporate group operates 588 stores of its own worldwide, along with 391 franchise stores. 377 outlets (including six franchise stores) come under the main distribution channel Leroy Merlin, with one store working in cooperation with Kozikaza, the online tool loan community.
Adeo maintains 15 retail brands in all, including the local store concepts Aki, Bricocenter and Weldom, but also warehouse formats such as Bricoman and Dompro. Its decorating concepts include two showrooms in Shanghai (China) under the Homes-Up brand, which also operates so-called pop-up stores there.