Brico Dépôt is a chain of DIY and home improvement stores, headquartered in Longpont-sur-Orge.[2] The chain, created in 1993 by Castorama Dubois Investment and later purchased by the British group Kingfisher, operates 123 stores in France, 34 in Romania, 28 in Spain and 3 in Portugal.[3]
Brico Dépôt has a low-cost warehouse format which sells a limited line of around 10,000 products in large quantities.[3] In Romania it dropped warehouse format in 2016.
In 2014, the first 15 stores opened in Romania after the acquisition of the Bricostore chain by Kingfisher, followed by the acquisition of Praktiker Romania in 2018, bringing the number of stores to 34.[4]
Brico Dépôt brand is used, since 2006, by Kingfisher's Castorama in Poland for 2 stores, other 4 stores were rebranded and 1 closed.
On the 18th of December 2024, Altex, a Romanian company, bought all the Brico Dépôt stores in Romania for 70 mil€. .[5]
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- Num. of employees in France, Spain &Poland, on Kingfisher plc site retrieved 2010-03-29^
- "Brico Dépôt ." Kingfisher plc. Retrieved on 2 February 2011. "Head office Rue de la Tourelle 91310 Longpont sur Orge France."^
- Brico Depot on Kingfisher plc Website retrieved 2010-03-29^
- Kingfisher buys Praktiker in Romania^
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