Castorama ( French pronunciation: [kastoʁama] ) is a French retailer of DIY and home improvement tools and supplies, headquartered in Templemars , France, and is part of the British group Kingfisher plc , which has 101 stores in France and 90 in Poland. The company became a subsidiary of Kingfisher plc in May 2002, along with Castorama's own subsidiary Brico Dépôt .
3-846: Some outlets have been converted or relocated under the Brico Dépôt format "DIY warehouse", based on the B&;Q Warehouse fascia in the United Kingdom. In February 2009, Kingfisher sold 31 stores of Castorama in Italy to French retailer Leroy Merlin . In 1969, Christian Dubois founded in Englos, near Lille , France's first large-scale (5000 m) DIY store. The rapid expansion of the chain meant that 20 years later Castorama had 80 stores in France. A second store opened in 1972, followed by
6-506: A third in 1973. In 1975, Castorama set up shop in Plaisir (Yvelines), outside its home region. In 1977, Castorama launched its famous slogan "Chez Casto, y a tout ce qu'il faut!", a phrase coined by Lucky Blondo and taken up two years later by Pierre Perret. This retail business article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Brico D%C3%A9p%C3%B4t Brico Dépôt ( French pronunciation: [bʁiko depo] )
9-883: Is a chain of DIY and home improvement stores, headquartered in Longpont-sur-Orge . The chain was created in 1993 by Castorama Dubois Investment and later purchased by the British group Kingfisher which operates 135 stores in Belgium, 123 in France , 34 in Romania , 28 in Spain and 3 in Portugal . Brico Dépôt has a low-cost warehouse format which sells a limited line of around 10,000 products in large quantities. In Romania it dropped warehouse format in 2016. In 2014,
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