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B&Q
British multinational home improvement DIY store chain owned by Kingfisher plc / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Retail |
Founded | March 1969; 55 years ago (1969-03) |
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Headquarters | Eastleigh, England, UK |
Number of locations | 316 shops (Jan 2023) |
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Key people | Graham Bell (CEO) |
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Revenue | £3.8 billion (2022/23)[2] |
£603 million (2022/23)[2] | |
Number of employees | 27,000 (2023)[3] |
Parent | Kingfisher plc |
Website | diy |
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