Hornbach grews at home and abroad

The HOrnbach Group has announced a marked upswing in demand for products for the home and garden for the current 2006/2007 financial year. Sales of the umbrella group Hornbach Holding AG increased by 7.3 per cent to € 643.8 mio (previous year: € 599.9 mio). In its key division, Hornbach Baumarkt AG with 121 DIY stores and garden centres in eight European countries, quarterly sales rose by 6.7 per cent to € 599.3 mio (previous year: € 561,6 mio). Sales on a comparable store area increased in Germany by 5.2 per cent, meaning that the German stores achieved the best result for a third quarter for ten years.