Building-DIY distribution in France  
     
   

2005 key figures

  
   
Estimates - 2005 turnover, in billion € net of tax 2005 value
  

ALL BUILDING-DIY DISTRIBUTION

49-49.1 B € (1)
9,000-9,100 entities (2)
about 26,500 outlets
 

(1) Excluding industrial supplies and steel products business and including DIY business for stores with multiple sections.
(2) Consolidated basis: a group or a central unit = an entity 		 
   
   

DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS

2005 TURNOVER

B € net of tax

 


WHOLESALING NETWORKS

GENERAL BUILDERS' MERCHANTS

about 16

32-33 %

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT WHOLESALERS (2)

6.8-6.5 (2)

14 %

PLUMBING & HEATING WHOLESALERS

6.5-6.6

13-14 %

DECORATION WHOLESALERS

> 2.1

> 4 %

HARDWARE WHOLESALERS (3)

1.9-2

4 %

PLASTIC PRODUCT WHOLESALERS

about 0.75

1.5 %

TOTAL WHOLESALING NETWORKS (3)

< 34.2

69-70 %

 

GENERAL PUBLIC NETWORKS

DIY STORES (area greater than or equal to 400 m²)

> 11.4

> 23 %

CHAINS OF SPECIALIST STORES

1.4-1.5

< 3 %

MULTIPLE SECTION STORES (4)

< 1.1 (4)

2-2.5 %

TRADITIONAL STORES (including DIY store surface under 400 m²)

< 0.6

1-1.5 %

TOTAL GENERAL PUBLIC NETWORKS

14.5-14.6

29-30 %

ALTERNATIVE CIRCUITS

DISCOUNTERS, CUT PRICE STORES, STOCK CLEARANCE , MAIL ORDER, ITINERANT SELLERS

> 0.3

0.6 %

ALL BUILDING-DIY DISTRIBUTION 2005

49-49.1

B € net of tax

100 %
 
Base: networks distribution activity Unit: 2005 turnover, B € net of tax 2005 value - Estimates  
   
  (1) Consolidated basis: a group or a central unit = an entity
(2) 45-50 % of which can be attributed to the building industry
(3) Excluding industrial supplies and steel products business
(4) DIY turnover only, excluding other sections 		 
   
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Source : Développement Construction