Screwfix is a DIY retailer that targets trade professionals with a highly regarded multichannel operation. Originally founded as a mail-order operation, the business now trades from over 900 stores across the UK. Since 1999, Screwfix has been part of Kingfisher, which is the world’s third-largest home improvement retailer behind US retailers Home Depot and Lowe’s.Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about Screwfix and the home and DIY sector.
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Screwfix is planning to open a raft of new stores across the UK and Ireland by the end of January 2026, including more openings of its new store format.
Kingfisher chief executive Thierry Garnier says he could look to expand Screwfix into more European countries if its French business continues to grow.
Two of the UK’s biggest retailers are among the names circling a number of Homebase stores following the DIY retailer’s collapse into administration just weeks ago.
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