OBI (retail chain)
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| OBI Bau- und Heimwerkermärkte | |
Romanized name | OBI DIY Stores |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Home improvement DIY store |
| Founded | 1970 in Hamburg-Poppenbüttel, Germany |
| Founders | Dr. Emil Lux Manfred Maus |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 580[1] (2015) |
Areas served |
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Key people | Sergio Giroldi, CEO |
| Revenue |  €6.7 billion euros[1] (2014) |
Number of employees | 42,000[1] (2015) |
| Parent | Tengelmann Group |
| Website | www |
Founded in 1970, OBI GmbH & Co. Deutschland KG is the largest DIY retailer in Europe, and the third largest in the world, behind The Home Depot and Lowe's.[2] It is headquartered in Wermelskirchen, Germany,[3] and belongs to the Tengelmann Group.[1]
Branches
| Country | First store | Number of stores | Sales (millions) |
 Germany |
1970 | 331 | €3,628.5 |
 Italy |
1993 | 40 | €354.0 |
 Austria |
1995 | 37 | €327.1 |
 Poland |
1997 | 32 | €417.7 |
 Czech Republic |
1995 | 29 | €297.9 |
 Hungary |
1994 | 28 | €211.7 |
 Russia |
2003 | 19 | €319.9 |
 Switzerland (partnership with Migros[4]) |
1999[4] | 10[4] | €151.2 |
 Slovenia |
1998 | 7 | €50.5 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2003 | 2 | €18.5 |
 Croatia |
2007 | 3 | |
 Ukraine |
2008 | 3 | |
 Romania |
2008 | 0 | |
 Slovakia |
2008 | 13 |
Obi is present in Switzerland since 1999, in partnership with the Migros cooperative.[4]
It formerly had operations in mainland China but these were sold to B&Q in 2007.
References
- ^ a b c d "Das Unternehmen". Obi.de. OBI Group Holding SE & Co.KGaA. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ OBI Press releases
- ^ "Press contact". Obi.de. OBI Group Holding SE & Co.KGaA. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Obi Suisse. Qui sommes-nous ?" (page visited on 30 March 2016).
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