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For the town, see Hornbach.
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| Industry | Retail (Home Improvement) |
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| Founded | 1877 |
| Headquarters | Neustadt an der Weinstraße/ Bornheim, Germany |
| Key people | Albrecht Hornbach/ Steffen Hornbach |
| Products | Home improvement products such as home appliances, tools, hardware, and garden supplies & plants. |
| Employees | 12,710 (2008) |
| Website | www.hornbach.com |
Hornbach is a German DIY-store chain offering home improvement and do-it-yourself goods. It is 21% owned by Kingfisher plc, a UK company who also own the B&Q and Castorama DIY chains.
In the full fiscal-year 2007/2008 the net profit slumped 24 % to 48 Mio. € after the company spent more on advertising and new stores.[1]
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[edit] Hornbach in Europe
| Country | First store | Number of stores |
 Germany |
1968 | 91 |
 Austria |
1996 | 11 |
 Netherlands |
1997 | 8 |
 Luxembourg |
1998 | 1 |
 Switzerland |
2002 | 5 |
 Czech Republic |
1998 | 6 |
 Sweden |
2003 | 3 |
 Slovakia |
2004 | 2 |
 Romania |
2007 | 3 |
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[edit] Media
- Hornbach sees FY earnings down due to costs of opening new DIY stores
- Hornbach ups 2007 profit by 10% to CZK 402.6m
- Hornbach expands beyond Bucharest in 2009
- OBI to hire 400 people for new stores
- bauMax invests 10m euros in a store in Bacau
- Portrait of Albrecht Hornbach
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