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2. B&Q - Wikipedia

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   B&Q was founded in March 1969 in Southampton, England, by Richard Block and David Quayle, following the purchase and fitting out of a former furniture warehouse in the Southampton suburb of Portswood. [4]

3. Hardware store - Wikipedia

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   B&Q Warehouse store, Grimsby. In the United Kingdom, hardware stores can be known as ironmongers, DIY stores and home improvement stores. British retail chains include B&Q, Homebase, and Wickes. Australian hardware chain Bunnings opened their first shop in St Albans in February 2017 and planned to convert several other Homebase shops into pilot ...

4. List of tool manufacturers - Wikipedia

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   Manufacturer Headquarters Brands Products Altendorf GmbH: Minden, Germany: Altendorf: Table saws, panel saws: Andreas Stihl AG & Company KG: Waiblingen, Germany: Stihl, Viking [1]: Outdoor power equipment [2]

5. Screwfix - Wikipedia

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   Screwfix Direct Limited, trading as Screwfix, is a retailer of trade tools, accessories and hardware products based in the United Kingdom. [6] Founded in 1979 as the Woodscrew Supply Company, the company was acquired in July 1999 by Kingfisher plc, which also owns B&Q, and is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

6. List of superstores - Wikipedia

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   Mervyn's - department store (defunct) Michaels - arts and crafts supplies; Modell's - sporting goods (defunct) Ocean State Job Lot - discount store; Office Depot / OfficeMax - office supplies, furniture; Old Navy - clothing; Old Time Pottery - home décor; Ollie's Bargain Outlet - discount store, groceries, clothing, remaindered books, general ...

7. David Quayle - Wikipedia

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   Quayle worked in the Marley Tile company in the 1960s and together with his brother-in-law Richard Block started the B&Q retail chain in 1969 in Southampton. Their idea of large warehouse-style DIY stores copied the style already successfully operating in other European countries, but B&Q soon filled the gap in the British market to become the ...

8. Wickes - Wikipedia

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   This deal eventually made Focus Group the UK's second largest home improvement retailer, behind B&Q. [7] 36 Focus stores were rebranded to Focus DIY, growing Wickes from 131 stores in October 2000 to 172 in March 2004. [8] In December 2004, Focus Group sold Wickes to Travis Perkins. [9] The sale was completed in February 2005. [10]

9. Staples Corner - Wikipedia

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   The B&Q DIY store damaged by the bomb (on the site of the original mattress factory) was demolished, and replaced by a branch of Staples office supplies. Staples stayed at the site until 2017, when the retailer closed all its UK physical stores. [8] There is a large retail park at Staples Corner, located between the A5 and the railway line.