B&Q, a subsidiary of the UK-based Kingfisher Group, one of the Fortune Global 500 companies, is the largest decorative building materials retailer in Europe and China. Kingfisher Group is one of the world's largest decorative building materials chain groups, listed on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. With over 30 years of successful management experience, Kingfisher Group owns numerous leading retail brands, such as B&Q and Screwfix in the UK, Castorama and Brico Depot in France, and operates chain stores in China, Taiwan (China), Poland, Italy, Turkey, and Spain.
In 2005, Kingfisher Group's global turnover exceeded £8 billion (approximately RMB 120 billion), a 4.7% increase over 2004. With over 600 chain stores and more than 65,000 employees across 11 countries, Kingfisher Group has formed a vast decorative building materials marketing system and is one of the world's most outstanding international decorative building materials enterprises.
On June 18, 1999, B&Q opened its first chain store in mainland China—Shanghai Hutai Store—officially using "B&Q" (transliterated as 百安居) as the brand, marking the beginning of B&Q's development in mainland China.
In March 2003, in the first sales ranking of "2002 Home, Building Materials, and Home Decoration" chain enterprises released by the China Chain Store & Franchise Association, B&Q ranked first nationally and first in average sales per store. In 2006, B&Q was awarded the title of "Most Trusted Building Materials Retailer Brand by National Mainstream Media." Also in 2006, B&Q was named a "Superbrand" in China by The Superbrands Organization, headquartered in London. On March 20, 2009, B&Q China's first new-generation flagship store—Putuo Store—opened with a fresh look. As the first store after implementing "Plan T," Putuo Store is dedicated to providing consumers with richer and more suitable fashionable products, comprehensively upgraded services, and one-stop holistic home solutions. Following and emphasizing the concept of "customer-centricity," Putuo Store positions itself with "Product, Service, and Assurance," continuously delivering exciting shopping environments and refreshing unique shopping experiences. Having grown rapidly, B&Q has become the leading building materials chain supermarket brand in China, leveraging its advanced management expertise, and has established dozens of stores in major cities across the country, including Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou. We will provide employees with broad development space, a platform to showcase talents, as well as competitive compensation and benefits, and long-term training and development opportunities. B&Q is committed to creating homes of pride for consumers while caring for, cultivating, and developing employees comprehensively, building a family of pride for them. We look forward to you joining B&Q!
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