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B&Q owner’s deteriorating sales highlight new boss’s tough task

Shares slumped after company said like-for-like sales dipped 3.7% in third quarter

B&Q owner names Carrefour’s Garnier as new chief executive

Shares in home improvement retailer Kingfisher have fallen 31% over the last year

French setback sees DIY group Kingfisher miss sales targets

Sales were 6.2% ahead of weak year-ago numbers in Britian and Ireland

B&Q owner Kingfisher to part company with chief as profits fall 13%

Exit of Véronique Laury means only five FTSE100 firms have female chief executives

Kingfisher quits Russia, Spain and Portugal as French sales tumble

B&Q owner reports weak quarterly sales in French chains Castorama and Brico Depot

French business weighs on profit at B&Q owner Kingfisher

But company says it is on track to grow gross margin in the full year

B&Q owner Kingfisher enjoys warm weather boost

Like-for-like sales in the second quarter rose 1.6%

Kingfisher sales dented by weak French market

B&Q owner saw sales rise 1.5% in Britain and Ireland

B&Q owner cautious on macro backdrop in UK and France

Company made £440m pretax profit in first half of this year

Kingfisher sales dented by weak French market and B&Q in UK

Europe’s largest home improvement retailer sees slowdown in UK and Ireland markets

Kingfisher beats forecasts as profit edges higher

B&Q owner made an underlying pretax profit of £686 million last year

B&Q owner Kingfisher targets £500m profit increase

Firm planning a capital return of £600m in addition to annual dividend payments

Kingfisher may open new retail stores as profits dip

B&Q owner runs Screwfix chain and Castorama and Brico Depot in France

Kingfisher meets profit estimates as B&Q closures begin

Retailer has made solid start to year against strong comparatives, says Kingfisher chief

Kingfisher bids for Mr Bricolage to bolster French presence

B&Q owner already trades as Castorama and Brico Depot in France

B&Q owner Kingfisher reports slight dip in profits

Irish B&Q stores went into liquidation in January this year

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