Britain’s biggest DIY retailer blamed “unusually poor” spring weather in the UK and France for a slowdown in demand for garden furniture.Like-for-like sales at Kingfisher, the FTSE 100-listed owner of B&Q and Screwfix, dropped by 3.3 per cent to £3.3 billion in the three months to the end of April,
British home improvement
retailer Kingfisher blamed wet weather for lower sales
of items like garden furniture and barbecues in Britain and
France, but said improving trends in April gave it. | May 24, 2023