Obi
OBI (OBI, from the pronunciation of French hobby is an international retail chain of building and household goods stores owned by the German company OBI GmbH & Co. Deutschland KG. The headquarters of the network is located in the city of Wermelskirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia). Since March 2022, it has not been operating in Russia.
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Owners and management
OBI GmbH & Co. Deutschland KG is part of Obi Group Holding GmbH Wermelskirchen, which in turn is 100% owned by Olympics Baumarkt Holding GmbH Wermelskirchen. The last group of companies is Tengelmann (74.23%) and Lueg-Gruppe.
Activity
The OBI (DIY format) chain of stores for the sale of goods for the home and construction consists of more than 650 stores in 13 countries, some of which are franchised. In France, trading companies under this name have been owned by the Leroy Merlin chain since 2003. The network also operates as a franchise in Bosnia and Herzegovina (three stores).
46% of the company's turnover (2011) is brought by foreign branches.
Petrovich Construction Trade House is a Russian company specializing in the retail trade in building materials. Construction and trade bases are open in the North-Western and Central federal districts of the Russian Federation.
History
The founder of the network is Dr. Emil Lux and Manfred Maus. The chain's first store opened in 1970 in Hamburg. The name (derived from the French transcription and pronunciation of the word “Hobby”) and the company logo were purchased by the German founder of OBI from French merchants for three thousand francs
Owners and management
OBI GmbH & Co. Deutschland KG is part of Obi Group Holding GmbH Wermelskirchen, which in turn is 100% owned by Olympics Baumarkt Holding GmbH Wermelskirchen. The latter belongs to the Tengelmann group of companies (74.23%) and the Lueg-Gruppe
Obi
Diy retailer
OBI (OBI, from the pronunciation of French hobby is an international retail chain of building and household goods stores owned by the German company OBI GmbH & Co. Deutschland KG. The headquarters of the network is located in the city of Wermelskirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia). Since March 2022, it has not been operating in Russia.
Petrovich Construction Trade House is a Russian company specializing in the retail trade in building materials. Construction and trade bases are open in the North-Western and Central federal districts of the Russian Federation.
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