Hornbach Baumarkt AG is a German

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-store chain offering home improvement and

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goods. In the 2020/2021 financial year (March 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021), the Hornbach Baumarkt Group generated sales of Euro 5.1 billion. The Hornbach Baumarkt Group currently operates a total of 161 DIY megastores with garden centers and online stores in nine European countries, of which 96 stores are located in Germany (plus: Austria, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Sweden, Slovakia, and Romania), as well as two specialist stores for hard flooring (Bodenhaus) in Germany. Until March 2014, it was 21% owned by

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, a UK company, who also own the B&Q and

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DIY chains. Kingfisher sold off the interests as it was planning expansion in new markets that would be in direct competition with Hornbach. Kingfisher has since launched its

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stores in Germany and

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stores in Romania, where Hornbach operates.

History

In the 1960s, the Wilhelm Hornbach OHG was in a bad state, so his grandson Otmar Hornbach launched the idea of a do-it-yourself home improvement store after a visit to the

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. The business was filed on the stock exchange in 1987 and has expanded to a chain of 163 stores. Otmar Hornbach died on 2 August 2014.Bouwmarktpionier Otmar Hornbach (84) overleden: hij leerde Duitsland doe-het-zelf
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Hornbach in Europe

References

External links

Hornbach Baumarkt (Germany)Hornbach International

Hornbach Holding AG & Co. KGaA

Media

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