Hornbach grows at home by 3.6 per cent and abroad by 10.7 per cent

Hornbach's DIY and garden stores increased their sales in the first quarter (1 March to 31 May 2017) by 6.7 per cent to € 1.1303 bn compared to the same period last year. Like-for-like sales net of currency effects increased in the first three months by 5.4 per cent.Net sales of the 98 domestic Hornbach branches rose by 3.6 per cent to € 613.4 m. Like-for-like sales grew by 3.8 per cent. In the region known as the rest of Europe, into which the DIY business activities of the eight countries outside Germany are combined, sales of the 58 foreign branches rose by 10.7 per cent to € 516.9 m. The foreign portion of sales increased from 44.1 per cent to 45.7 per cent. Like-for-like sales net of currency effects rose in the rest of Europe by 7.5 per cent.