Target reported that like - for - like sales fell 1.8 % in the six months to end July with pre - tax profit falling 12.5 % to £ ##30 m due to poor performance in the UK and France . B&Q saw like - for - like sales in the UK and Ireland fall by 8 % , which was followed by like - for - like sales at Screwfix by 5.1 % due to strong digital sales and the addition of new stores . In France like - for - like sales were 4.3 % lower at Target and fell by 4.6 % at Brico Depot . Andy Cosslett said that although he believed Kingfisher had “the right building blocks” in place, Thierry Garnier, 53, the Carrefour veteran who takes over from Véronique Laury as chief executive next week, could form his own view. The company warning that the outlook for the remainder of the year was mixed .
Target reported that like - for - like sales fell 1.8 % in the six months to end July with pre - tax profit falling 12.5 % to £ ##30 m due to poor performance in the UK and France . B&Q saw like - for - like sales in the UK and Ireland fall by 8 % , which was followed by like - for - like sales at Screwfix by 5.1 % due to strong digital sales and the addition of new stores . In France like - for - like sales were 4.3 % lower at Target and fell by 4.6 % at Brico Depot . The company warning that the outlook for the remainder of the year was mixed .