Kingfisher

Kingfisher is the largest home and DIY retail company in the UK. Its brands include B&Q and Screwfix, as well as French retailers Castorama and Brico Depot. It has over 2,000 stores across Europe. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about Kingfisher and the home and DIY sector.

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News
Ocado director joins board of B&Q owner Kingfisher
2026-02-03T07:30:00+00:00By George MacDonald
The chief financial officer of online retail and tech group Ocado has been appointed to the board of DIY giant Kingfisher.
Analysis
2026 loyalty drivers: what customers really want from retailers
2026-01-30T07:32:00+00:00Promotional research for SheerID, By Rebecca Taylor
Download the Loyalty, Growth and the Future Consumer report to uncover the strategies, tools and data retailers must harness to drive sales and foster customer loyalty this year
News
B&Q to open first standalone TradePoint concept store
2026-01-21T11:07:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne
B&Q is set to open a new trade-exclusive concept store under its TradePoint brand.

More on Kingfisher

Interview

Q&A: Optimizely product strategy director on embracing an experimentation mindset

2026-01-16T07:00:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne

Optimizely’s product strategy director Tina Nelson speaks to Retail Week about how to take the risk out of test driving a new idea, grounding decisions in data and what she thinks retail CEOs should be investing in this year.

News

Kingfisher ups profit guidance as ‘big-ticket’ recovers

2025-11-25T07:19:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne

Kingfisher has upgraded its profit guidance for the year as it posted growth in volumes and an improvement in ‘big ticket’ sales.

Screwfix appoints M&S director to lead commercial teams
2025-11-17T12:11:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Screwfix launches loyalty programme with member-only deals
2025-10-13T11:38:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Kingfisher appoints new chief commercial officer
2025-10-08T12:45:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Kingfisher: the factors powering its success – and warning on business rates’ impact
2025-09-23T15:19:00+01:00By George MacDonald

Kingfisher hails performance of B&Q and Screwfix as it upgrades profits
2025-09-23T06:15:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev
The Growth Report: What Next, Ocado and Boots are doing to stand out and scale
2025-09-11T06:00:00+01:00Promotional research for Commerce, By Laura Heywood
From browsing bliss to tedious clicks: Has online shopping lost its spark?
2025-08-20T05:30:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
B&Q launches UK-first marketplace click-and-collect service
2025-07-22T11:03:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne

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