{"id":161446,"date":"2025-09-23T23:51:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T16:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/bqs-owner-defies-the-gloomsters-but-it-wasnt-unpredictable\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T00:21:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T17:21:34","slug":"bqs-owner-defies-the-gloomsters-but-it-wasnt-unpredictable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/bqs-owner-defies-the-gloomsters-but-it-wasnt-unpredictable\/","title":{"rendered":"B&Q\u2019s owner defies the gloomsters. But it wasn\u2019t unpredictable"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nTightly run DIY retailer benefits from trade customers and good weatherB&Q owner lifts profit forecast amid strong demand for kitchensThe UK and France, according to the popular script, are living beyond their means and their citizens must brace for tax rises, spending cuts and all manner of confidence-sapping measures. So it ought to be a horrible time to be a retailer whose biggest market is the UK and whose second largest is France. Throw in a product range that is heavy on kitchens and bathrooms, where a purchase can usually be deferred until next year, and you\u2019ve got a recipe for weak trading, right?Such thinking was presumably why Kingfisher \u2013 owner of B&Q and Screwfix in the UK and Castorama and Brico D\u00e9p\u00f4t in France \u2013 was among the most heavily shorted stocks in the FTSE 100 index by hedge funds going into Tuesday\u2019s half-year numbers. If you want to bet against an economy, or two at once, a large and widely owned DIY retailer is a logical place to start in theory. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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