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Home > Company Index > Retail > Building Materials & Gardening Supplies Retailing & Wholesale > Praktiker Bau- und Heimwerkermärkte AG

Praktiker Bau- und Heimwerkermärkte AG
 PROFILE
Praktiker Bau- und Heimwerkermärkte keeps do-it-yourselfers doing it. Praktiker is a leading European do-it-yourself home improvement retailer primarily serving Germany, where it is the #2 do-it-yourself chain after Tengelmann's OBI. Germany accounts for 90% of the firm's sales; the chain operates in six other European countries. The company has more than 350 discount stores primarily with the Praktiker name. Its other stores include Extra Bau & Hobby franchises and Topbau. Shoppers can buy name brand and private label bathroom fixtures, building materials, gardening items, hardware, paint, tools, and wallpaper. Praktiker is a subsidiary of German retail giant Metro AG.

 COMPETITION
Castorama-Dubois Investissements (CY)
Tengelmann Warenhandelsgesellschaft OHG (dossier)
Wolseley plc (WOS)

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 2,448.20
1-Yr. Sales Growth: (2.4)%
Employees: 16,669
Revenue per employee: $146,871.44

 KEY PEOPLE
• Herbert Krämer
    CEO
• Fredy Raas
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
Am Tannenwald 2
66459 Kirkel, Germany
Phone: 49-6849-9500
Fax: 49-6849-952-292
Online: Web Site

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