Byggmax sales rise by 5.6 per cent

Swedish DIY chain Byggmax closed the second quarter with a 5.6 per cent increase in sales compared with the same period last year. Net sales amounted to SEK 2.199 bn (EUR 197 mio). Like-for-like sales rose by 7.3 per cent.

For the first half of the year as a whole, growth amounted to 6.1 per cent to SEK 3.127 bn (EUR 281 mio). On a like-for-like basis, sales rose by 7.4 per cent compared with the first six months of 2024. The number of locations increased by one to 212. The company also operates seven showrooms. There are 145 locations in Sweden, 58 in Norway, 11 in Finland and five in Denmark. The company reports that e-commerce accounted for 18 per cent of sales for the twelve months from July 2024 to June 2025.