Difference between revisions of "Kingfisher plc"

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Kingfisher plc is one of the largest retail groups in Europe and gave the Labour Party more than £5,000 for 'tickets for dinners' in 1999-2000.

The Kingfisher Group includes B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt, Hornbach Holding AG, Koçtas, Screwfix Direct and Trade Depot^[1] which operate in the UK, France, Italy, Turkey, Ireland, Spain, Russia, Germany, China Taiwan and South Korea^[2].

Previous groups owned include Woolworths, MVC, Darty (France) and Comet.

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-Kingfisher plc, one of the largest retail groups in Europe, gave the [[Labour Party]] more than £5,000 for 'tickets for dinners' in 1999-2000.
+Kingfisher plc is one of the largest retail groups in Europe and gave the [[Labour Party]] more than £5,000 for 'tickets for dinners' in 1999-2000.
-The Kingfisher Group includes [[Woolworths]], Castorama, [[B&Q]], MVC, Darty (France), [[Comet]] and [[Superdrug]]. The also own DIY chains Dubois Materiaux in France, Reno-Depot in Canada and NOMI and Koctas in Poland. They also own chains of electrical shops in Belgium, Austria, Luxembourg and Singapore. Their property company, [[Chartwell Land]], is one of the UK's largest retail property developers.
+The Kingfisher Group includes [[B&Q]], [[Castorama]], [[Brico Dépôt]], [[Hornbach Holding AG]], [[Koçtas]], [[Screwfix Direct]] and [[Trade Depot]]{{ref|1}} which operate in the UK, France, Italy, Turkey, Ireland, Spain, Russia, Germany, China Taiwan and South Korea{{ref|2}}.
+Previous groups owned include [[Woolworths]],  [[MVC]], [[Darty (France)]] and [[Comet]].
+#{{note|1}}Kingfisher plc 2007 [http://www.kingfisher.co.uk/index.asp?pageid=90 Our Operating Companies]
+#{{note|1}}Kingfisher plc 2007 [http://www.kingfisher.co.uk/managed_content/files/reports/annual_report_2007/index.asp?pageid=9 Annual Reports and Accounts 2006/2007]