Kingfisher plc · London United Kingdom ·(Pink Sheets: KGFHY)(London: KGF)

Kingfisher is a big fish in do-it-yourself (DIY) retail. Europe's leading home improvement retail group and the third-largest in the world, Kingfisher operates more than 820 home improvement stores in about eight countries in Europe and Asia. The company's DIY portfolio includes B&Q stores in the UK, Ireland, and China (among other countries), and Castorama and Brico Dépôt in France, Poland, and now Russia. (The UK-based chain has exited the Italian market, citing rosier growth prospects elsewhere.) Kingfisher's other DIY stores include Brico Dépôt in Spain, and 50%-owned Koçtas in Turkey. Kingfisher's Screwfix business in the UK's largest direct and online supplier to tools to the trade. To read the full description, subscribe now.