French DIY stores achieve increase in sales of 13 per cent

The sales growths by the French DIY stores fell in August compared to the previous month, but still remain in the double-digit range. This is shown by the current figures which have been published by the country's association of DIY store retailers (FMB). The value in the reporting month lay at 13.01 per cent while there was a rise of 17.99 per cent in July. The cumulative sales in the DIY sector from January to August remains at 1.99 per cent below the value for the corresponding same period last year.
"Since the end of lockdown, DIY stores have achieved excellent results. In August they continued their upward trend with an increase in sales. This confirms the robustness of the DIY market in France and the deep enthusiasm of the French for this activity, in particular in this summer period which is traditionally favourable for renovations and jobs," says Mathieu Pivain, president of FMB enthusiastically.