Brico Dépôt (French pronunciation: [bʁiko depo]) 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, the first 15 stores opened in Romania after the acquisition of the Bricostore chain by Kingfisher, followed by the acquisition of Praktiker Romania in 2018, bringing the number of stores to 34.
Brico Dépôt brand is used, since 2006, by Kingfisher's Castorama in Poland for 2 stores, other 4 stores were rebranded and 1 closed.
On the 18th of December 2024, Altex, a Romanian company, bought all the Brico Dépôt stores in Romania for 70 mil. €.
See also
- Kingfisher plc
- Castorama
References
External links
- Brico Dépôt France
- Brico Dépôt Portugal
- Brico Dépôt Romania
- Brico Dépôt Spain
