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Kingfisher, which owns B&Q, said its underlying sales were up 21.6% in the second quarter to July 18

B&Q owner sees H1 profit ahead of last year

Home improvement retailer Kingfisher has today forecast first half underlying profit ahead of last year after strong second quarter trading, combined with cost reductions.

Business • 22 Jul 20

Kingfisher's like-for-like sales moved from being down 74% in the first week of April to over 25% up since the second week of May

Kingfisher's sales jump 22% as stores reopen

Home improvement group Kingfisher said its underlying sales jumped 21.8% year-on-year in its second quarter to June 13 as its European stores emerged from coronavirus lockdowns, encouraging people to take on do-it-yourself projects.

Business • 17 Jun 20

Kingfisher said that 'significant uncertainty' exists around the impact of Covid-19

Kingfisher shuts French, Spanish stores due to virus

Home improvement group Kingfisher said all 221 of its Castorama and Brico Dépôt stores in France have closed until April 14 in line with government advice on coronavirus.

Business • 16 Mar 20

Kingfisher's CEO Véronique Laury is leaving the company this week after she failed to reverse the company's results

Kingfisher profit falls on weak French performance

Home improvement retailer Kingfisher has today reported a 6.4% fall in underlying first half profit, mainly hurt by the weak performance of its French operation.

Business • 18 Sep 19

B&Q owner Kingfisher is in the fourth year of a five-year programme that was designed to boost earnings

Kingfisher appoints new CEO to replace Laury

Home improvement retailer Kingfisher has todayhas named Thierry Garnier as its new chief executive, hoping the Carrefour veteran can revive its fortunes and battered share price.

Business • 27 Jun 19

B&Q owner Kingfisher said its expectations for the full 2019-20 year remain unchanged

Lower sales in France hit Kingfisher's growth

Home improvement retailer Kingfisher today missed forecasts for sales growth in its latest quarter, held back by the weak performance of its French businesses.

Business • 15 May 19

Véronique Laury has been Kingfisher CEO since 2014 and is one of only a small number of women in charge of top UK companies

Kingfisher's CEO Laury to leave as profits fall

Home improvement retailer Kingfisher is parting company with chief executive Véronique Laury after it reported a 13% fall in annual profit.

Business • 20 Mar 19

Kingfisher's main businesses are B&Q and Screwfix in Ireland and Britain and Castorama and Brico Depot in France

Kingfisher plans to exit Russia, Spain and Portugal

Kingfisher, Europe's second largest home improvement retailer, said today it would exit Russia, Spain and Portugal so it can focus on markets where it has, or can reach, a market leading position.

Business • 21 Nov 18

Kingfisher said its half yearly profit in France had plunged 30%

Kingfisher H1 profit down 15% as French business drags

Kingfisher, one of Europe's biggest home improvement retailers, reported a 15% fall in half-year profits after a poor performance in France.

Business • 19 Sep 18

Kingfisher trades as B&Q and Screwfix in Britain and Ireland and Castorama and Brico Depot in France and elsewhere

Kingfisher's profit up 1.3% on Screwfix, Poland growth

Kingfisher, Europe's second largest home improvement retailer, beat forecasts with a 1.3% rise in annual profit but said the outlook for its main markets was mixed and Britain was "more uncertain".

Business • 21 Mar 18

Kingfisher reports an underlying pretax profit of £440m in the six months to July 31

Kingfisher cautious on second-half prospects

Kingfisher, Europe's largest home improvement retailer, has today reported a better-than-expected rise in first-half profit but said it was cautious on the second-half backdrop in both the UK and France.

Business • 20 Sep 17

Kingfisher said its first quarter sales rose by 3.5% in Britain and Ireland, bu fell by 5.5% in France

Kingfisher's first quarter sales down 0.6%

Home improvements retailer Kingfisher today posted a 0.6% fall in first-quarter sales from stores open for more than a year.

Business • 24 May 17

Kingfisher said it was seeing a resilient sales performance in Britain

Kingfisher beats forecasts for annual profit

Home improvement retailer Kingfisher today beat forecasts with an 8.3% rise in annual profit, as a resilient sales performance in Britain outweighed a softer French market which it remains cautious about.

Business • 22 Mar 17

Kingfisher has reported an underlying pretax profit of £436m in the six months to July 31

Kingfisher cautious on France outlook, profits up

Strong demand in Britain and Poland helped Kingfisher to beat forecasts for first-half profit but Europe's largest home improvement retailer said it remained cautious on the outlook for France, its most profitable market.

Business • 20 Sep 16

Kingfisher reports underlying pretax profit of £686m in the year to January 31

Kingfisher beats forecasts as profits edge higher

Kingfisher, Europe's largest home improvement retailer, beat forecasts with a 0.3% rise in annual profit, though it said it remained cautious on the outlook for France.

Business • 23 Mar 16

Kingfisher targets £500m profit uplift in 5 years

Kingfisher, Europe's largest home improvement retailer, is targeting a £500m increase in sustainable annual profit in five years time, it said today.

Business • 25 Jan 16

Kingfisher Q3 profit falls on soft French market

Kingfisher, Europe's largest home improvement retailer, missed forecasts with a 6.6% fall in third-quarter profit.

Business • 24 Nov 15

Kingfisher's group like-for-like sales rose by 2%

Kingfisher's H1 profits dip due to forex movements

Kingfisher, Europe's largest home improvements retailer, said it could open 200 more of its strongly performing British Screwfix stores.

Business • 15 Sep 15

Kingfisher said that sales in France were down 1.2% but up 1.6% in the UK and Ireland

Screwfix helps Kingfisher to Q1 profit rise

Kingfisher, Europe's biggest home improvement retailer, posted a 1.4% rise in its first quarter retail profit.

Business • 28 May 15

Kingfisher reports 7.5% drop in annual profits

Kingfisher to close stores as profits drop

Home improvement chain B&Q is to close as many as 60 stores over the next two years as part of a restructuring of its business.

Business • 31 Mar 15

Kingfisher operates B&Q in Ireland and Britain, and owns French brands Castorama and Brico Dépôt

Kingfisher acquisition of French rival collapses

Kingfisher, Europe's largest home improvement retailer, has said its proposed €275m purchase of smaller French rival Mr Bricolage had collapsed.

Business • 30 Mar 15

B&Q owner Kingfisher agrees deal in China

Kingfisher sells stake in B&Q China business

Kingfisher has agreed to sell a 70% stake in its loss-making B&Q China business to Wumei Holdings for £140m.

Business • 22 Dec 14

Kingfisher profits dented by weak French market

Kingfisher today posted an 11.8% decline in third quarter profit, hurt by a weak French market and foreign currency movements.

Business • 25 Nov 14

Kingfisher names Veronique Laury, the boss of its French unit Castorama, as its new CEO

Kingfisher names new CEO as it posts flat profit

Kingfisher, Europe's largest home improvements retailer, said its longstanding chief executive Ian Cheshire would step down before the end of its financial year.

Business • 10 Sep 14

Kingfisher boss warns on implications of Scottish independence

Scotland 'yes' vote could halt B&Q plans

The boss of B&Q has warned that investment would be put on pause in Scotland if there is a vote for independence.

Business • 30 May 14