B&Q is a DIY and home improvement retailer in the UK, operating as a subsidiary of Kingfisher, which also owns Screwfix. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about B&Q and the home and DIY sector.
Kingfisher has upgraded its profit guidance for the year as it posted both profit and sales growth and said it made “rapid progress against our strategic priorities” across its stable of brands.
Surprising news on AI-shopping emerged earlier this month when it was reported that OpenAI was scaling back support for shopping within ChatGPT.
Kingfisher is partnering with Google to launch agentic AI shopping across its B&Q, Castorama France and Poland, and Brico Dépôt France brands, Retail Week can reveal.
B&Q is taking part in an industry-wide trial and offering a paint recycling service across selected stores in a bid to tackle one of the UK’s biggest waste challenges, leftover decorative paint.
B&Q is bumping its staff pay rates from April, maintaining its position among the best-paying retailers for shopfloor workers, Retail Week can reveal.
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