Obi (store)
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| OBI Bau- und Heimwerkermärkte | |
Romanized name | OBI DIY Stores |
| Subsidiary | |
| Industry |
Home improvement DIY store |
| Founded | 1970 in Hamburg-Poppenbüttel, Germany |
| Founders |
Dr. Emil Lux Manfred Maus |
| Headquarters | Wermelskirchen, Germany |
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 |
| Slogan | "OBI genial" |
| 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
- 1 2 3 4 "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.
- 1 2 3 4 "Obi Suisse. Qui sommes-nous ?" (page visited on 30 March 2016).
External links
- (German) Official German website
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