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Bricostore
Public
Industry Retail (Home Improvement)
Founded 1850 (Paris)
Headquarters Paris, France
Key people
Philippe Bresson, CEO & Chairman
Products Home improvement products such as home appliances, tools, household hardware, and garden supplies & plants.
Number of employees
3,000

Bricostore was a large French company. It was known for its "hypermarkets," which are huge stores. These stores sold everything you needed for do-it-yourself (DIY) projects. DIY means making or fixing things around your home yourself.

What Was Bricostore?

Bricostore was a big name in home improvement. It was founded in 1850 in Paris, France. The company's main idea was to offer "All for your house and your garden!" This was their slogan, or motto. They wanted to be a one-stop shop for home and garden needs.

What Could You Buy at Bricostore?

At a Bricostore hypermarket, you could find many different products. They sold things like home appliances, which are machines for your house. You could also buy tools for building or fixing things. They had household hardware, such as screws, nails, and door handles. If you liked gardening, Bricostore also offered many garden supplies and plants. It was a place where you could get almost anything for your home projects.

Bricostore Across Europe

Bricostore started in France but grew to other countries. They opened stores in several places in Europe. This table shows when Bricostore first opened in some countries and how many stores they had there:

Country First hypermarket Number of hypermarkets
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 1998 9
Flag of Romania.svg Romania 2002 13
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 2004 3

Bricostore had about 3,000 employees working in its stores. The company's main office was in Paris, France.

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