DIY

British DIY group Kingfisher has appointed Jean-Jacques Van Oosten as its new Chief Customer & Digital Officer. The Belgian had already been Group IT Director at Kingfisher between 2005 and 2008, before finding his way to several other big names in retail.

Intergamma, parent company of Gamma and Karwei, has been summoned to appear before the Enterprise Division this Thursday. The conflict between Intergamma and BG Retail has been going on for nearly two years.

French windows discounter Tryba has added Belgium to the list of countries in which it is active, following France, Germany, italy and Switzerland. The company aims to add five stores per year in Belgium, gradually expanding tot thirty Belgian stores.

Frank van Oers is the new president of Dutch DIY group Intergamma's supervisory board. His task is to strengthen the position of chains Gamma and Karwei, and to expand their online presence.

An expansion into Wallonia and France beckons for Belgian paint web shop deverfwebshop.be and its new counterpart boutiquepeinture.fr. Moreover, the company is looking for a new financial partner to help with this move.

The French Bureau of Competition has approved franchise group Les Mousquetaires' acquisition of DIY chain Bricorama. The deal will catapult Les Mousquetaires into the third position in the French DIY industry.

French DIY company Bricorama will not sell Gamma’s Belgian and Dutch stores. There was a longstanding rumour to that nature, but the company has now refuted those claims.