Screwfix is a DIY retailer that targets trade professionals with a highly regarded multichannel operation. Originally founded as a mail-order operation, the business now trades from over 900 stores across the UK. Since 1999, Screwfix has been part of Kingfisher, which is the world’s third-largest home improvement retailer behind US retailers Home Depot and Lowe’s.Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about Screwfix and the home and DIY sector.
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