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The Mr Bricolage store in Baugé (Maine & Loire)

The Mr Bricolage group has recently opened two stores in Baugé (Maine & Loire) and La Ferté sous Jouarre (Seine & Marne). These local stores cover a total surface area of almost 3000 m².

At Baugé (40 km to the east of Angers), the store includes an indoor area of 954 m², a canopy covering 670 m² and an outdoor area of 334 m².

At La Ferté sous Jouarre (20 km to the east of Meaux), the store includes an indoor area of 822 m² and an outdoor canopy covering 120 m². This store was formerly operated under the Catena name.

These two stores add to the set of local stores in the group. The Mr Bricolage network includes almost 400 stores throughout mainland France.

The La Ferté sous Jouarre (77) team

The Mr.Bricolage group has recently opened 5 stores, changed the name of 6 stores and transferred and extended 8 of its current sales outlets. The group has gained total additional sales space of around 30,000 m².

Mr.Bricolage has opened 5 stores in Saint-Philbert de Grand Lieu (44), Ambazac (87), Plancoët (22), Plouzané (29) and Saint-Just Malmont (43). The first 3 are former rival stores acquired by the group (Bricomarché and Weldom). The new stores represent an additional approximate 9,000 m² including more than 7,000 m² indoor space.

5 Catena stores have switched to the Mr.Bricolage name in Daoulas (29), Douvres la Délivrande (14), Montoire sur le Loir (41), Parigné l’Evêque (72) and Quiberon (56). One Les Briconautes store has switched to Mr.Bricolage. A total of 9,600 m² including almost 8,600 m² of indoor space is affected by these name changes.

Finally, the stores in Bourgueuil (37), Villefranche sur Saône (69) and Tignieu (38) have been moved and extended. The stores in Charmeil-Vichy (03), Paray le Monial (71), Gaillac (81), Marmande (47) and Château du Loir (72) have been extended. Total extensions represent around 11,200 m² for the store, including over 6,500 m² in indoor space.

The Mr Bricolage group opens a new store to the south of the town of Nantes.

With a surface area of 5,700 m², this store will offer a wide range of products to meet the expectations of customers. Many product display areas will be available, particularly focusing on bathrooms, balneology, walk-in dressing rooms, decoration and joinery.

All departments offer a wide range. To give an example, the tiling department includes 450 models and the parquet department 280.

The store is also equipped with a construction materials department which customers can access directly with their vehicle. A showroom with a surface area of 200 m² displays the products sold in the store.

See the page for the Mr-Bricolage.fr store

Mr Bricolage opens a new store in the Castellane district at Marseille. This store is located 10-12 avenue de Toulon in the 6th district, and covers 372 m² of sales area.

The store is part of Mr Bricolage’s strategy to re-conquer town centres. The store also reinforces the group’s presence in the local segment, in both urban and rural zones.

Early in the year, the Catena  store in Ruoms (Ardèche) switched its name to Mr Bricolage. This sales outlet includes almost 900 m² of indoor sales space and 600 m² of outdoor space. The store is currently being extended. These works should be completed in March 2011.

On 3 January, at Pont-de-Vaux in Ain, the store operated under the Les Briconautes name was acquired and the name changed to Mr Bricolage. This store includes a total sales area of 1,960 m² with 1,700 m² indoors and 260 m² outdoors.

A new Mr.Bricolage store opened in Mayenne (30 km to the north of Laval) on 1 July 2010. This sales outlet is owned directly by Mr.Bricolage. The store was previously operated under the Les Briconautes name, the second store name used by the Group.

The store can boast an indoor area of 2,960 m² dedicated to DIY and an outdoor area of 500 m² dedicated to garden furnishing. The inside of the store was entirely re-organised in two months thanks to the cooperation of all store personnel. The project also involved many colleagues from stores in nearby regions. Teams were able to share their expertise and experience.

The team of 16 working in the sales outlet welcomed their first customers with applause (see photo). Saturday 10 July, the opening was led by Jean-Pierre Descombes, star games presenter on the France 3 TV channel for many years.

The Mr.Bricolage roup recently opened a new store in Sisteron (Alpes de Haute Provence). Mr.Bricolage continues to ensure its presence throughout the country by opening a new store between Gap andManosque, where it already has stores.

This local sales outlet will comprise 1500 m² of indoor surface area and 900 m² of outdoor area. This new range is designed to repair, service and decorate home interiors and exteriors, reducing car drives for inhabitants in the region.