MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Cash in on home makeover boom with B&Q and Screwfix owner Kingfisher, which has enjoyed an extraordinary year during lockdown By Rosie Murray-west, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 27 March 2021 | Updated: 22:37 BST, 27 March 2021 Disaster movies about killer viruses seldom focus on a boom in DIY. … Read more
MARKET REPORT: B&Q owner Kingfisher enjoys a 44% profits rise as 18 to 34-year-olds join in the lockdown DIY craze By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 22 March 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 22 March 2021 The DIY craze that began during the first lockdown turbo-charged sales at B&Q-owner Kingfisher. The … Read more
Catching the moment: Astonished angler films kingfisher diving into lake to scoop up a fish before perching on his rod to eat it Steve Williams, 49, went on a chilly pike-fishing expedition on Sunday morning Spotted a kingfisher along the bank and hid in the hope of recording its flight Caught moment the bird dives into … Read more
Screwfix and B&Q owner Kingfisher celebrates DIY boom amid the pandemic with sales soaring 16.9% By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 22:03 GMT, 12 January 2021 | Updated: 22:20 GMT, 12 January 2021 Bored stay-at-home workers mean DIY sales are still booming Bored stay-at-home workers mean DIY sales are still booming, … Read more
B&Q owner Kingfisher’s results were given a boost from home an improvement boom as well as its new ‘click and collect’ model as it reported 62 per cent rise in pre-tax profits today. For its half year results ending 31 July, Kingfisher has reported only a small hit from the Covid-19 pandemic while other companies … Read more
Chief executives of Greggs and Kingfisher agree to take 20pc pay cuts after taking advantage of Government’s 12-month business rates holiday By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:55 BST, 8 April 2020 | Updated: 22:14 BST, 8 April 2020 Two High Street bosses announced pay cuts yesterday amid pressure to share the pain … Read more
Kingfisher keeps its B&Q stores open in the UK despite Covid-19 pandemic and delays results following FCA moratorium All 221 Castorama and Brico Depot stores in France have shut until mid-April Kingfisher’s e-commerce sales have soared while they have closed other stores The firm has created crisis committees to respond to risks arising from COVID-19 … Read more