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Website. diy .com. B&Q Limited (short for Block & Quayle after the company's two founders) is a British multinational DIY and home improvement retailing company, with headquarters in Eastleigh, England. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kingfisher plc. It was founded in March 1969 by Richard Block and David Quayle .
The food retail market has been dominated by the 'big four' supermarkets – Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons – who made up over three quarters of sector market share in 2010. Tesco is the largest retailer in Great Britain, with a market share of 27.5% at the end of 2022. [ a][ 1] However, discounters Lidl and Aldi have grown rapidly. [ 1]
Brand Image Founded / Came to UK Owner # of shops Notes B & M: 1978 B&M European Value Retail S.A. 800+ The business was founded by Malcolm Billington as Billington & Mayman and the first store opened in Cleveleys, England, in 1978 and was acquired by Simon and Bobby Arora from Phildrew Investments in December 2004
Kingfisher plc. Kingfisher plc is a British multinational retailing company headquartered in London, England. [ 6] It has over 1,300 stores in nine countries, and its brands include B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt and Screwfix. [ 7] Kingfisher is listed on the London Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
The largest of the traditional department store groups in the UK in terms of sales and profit. John Lewis owns 30 full-line department stores. Nine long-established stores, each trading under their original name, have been re-branded as 'John Lewis' since 2000.
Blakemore Retail. 1917. Privately owned. UK's largest family owned operator of convenience shops; operate as a member of Spar UK. Took on a number of My Local shops after the collapse of the chain. Budgens. 1872. Tesco ( Booker Group ) Symbol group in England and Wales founded in 1872.
Focus DIY, Rawtenstall, Rossendale (2012) Focus was a British do-it-yourself and home improvement retailer, founded in 1987. By its peak in 2002, it was the second-largest home improvement retailer in the United Kingdom with 178 stores and over 3,000 employees, behind B&Q. [ 1] However, Focus would be overtaken by Homebase and Wickes in the mid ...
RMC Group plc (1979–2000) Great Mills was a large DIY chain, consisting of around 98 stores across the United Kingdom. The business was bought by Focus DIY in December 2000 for £285m, which in turn entered administration in May 2011, with all stores closing by the end of July 2011. [ 1][ 2] Most of the former stores of Focus DIY were sold ...