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Hundredth Hornbach located in Prague
Hundredth Hornbach located in Prague

Today sees the opening of the large-format specialist’s second DIY and garden superstore in the Czech capital

News11. December 2002
Third-quarter sales up again
Third-quarter sales up again

Kingfisher’s DIY business achieves like-for-like sales growth of five per cent

News11. December 2002
New chairman for aerated concrete industry
New chairman for aerated concrete industry

The head of Ytong Belgium is now chairman of the European manufacturers’ association

News10. December 2002
Migros marketing now in male hands
Migros marketing now in male hands

Urs Riedener is promoted to take over the job of Gisele Girgis, who gets a new department

News9. December 2002
Mulcahy: early departure
Mulcahy: early departure

The former head of Kingfisher has retired from the board

News9. December 2002
Improved retail results across Europe
Improved retail results across Europe

While retail sales for September were up in the EU overall, they were down in the eurozone

News6. December 2002
New central warehouse onstream
New central warehouse onstream

The logistics centre near Toledo is supplying all Akí stores in Spain

News5. December 2002
Homebase plans
Homebase plans

Up to ten new stores are to open annually over the next three years

News4. December 2002
Complementary strategies
Complementary strategies

The British DIY chain Homebase is being sold to Great Universal Stores (GUS) at a price of around £ 900 mio (€ 1.415 bn) and will become part of the …

Distribution4. December 2002
A full centenary
A full centenary

It was 1903 when seedsman William Unwin founded his business near Cambridge

News3. December 2002
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