Andy Cosslett reported that like-for-like sales fell 1.8% in the six months to end July with pre-tax profit falling 12.5% to £245m due to poor performance in the UK and France . B&Q saw like-for-like sales in the UK and Ireland fall by 3.2% , which was offset by like-for-like sales at Brico Depot rising 5.1% due to strong digital growth and the addition of new stores. In Ireland like-for-like sales were 4.3% lower at Castorama and fell by 4.6% at B&Q . It employs about 25,000 people in the UK and Ireland at 923 B&Q The company warning that the outlook for the remainder of the six months to end July was mixed.
Andy Cosslett reported that like-for-like sales fell 1.8% in the six months to end July with pre-tax profit falling 12.5% to £245m due to poor performance in the UK and France . B&Q saw like-for-like sales in the UK and Ireland fall by 3.2% , which was offset by like-for-like sales at Brico Depot rising 5.1% due to strong digital growth and the addition of new stores. In Ireland like-for-like sales were 4.3% lower at Castorama and fell by 4.6% at B&Q . The company warning that the outlook for the remainder of the six months to end July was mixed.