Kesa Electricals
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| Type | Public (LSE: KESA) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retailer |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| Key people | David Newlands Chairman Thierry Falque-Pierrotin CEO Dominic Platt Finance Director |
| Products | Brown Goods, White goods, Telecommunications, Information technology, Digital photo processing, Pre-recorded media, Furniture |
| Revenue | £5,917.3 million (2011)[1] |
| Operating income | £107.0 million (2011)[1] |
| Net income | £30.7 million (2011)[1] |
| Employees | circa 17,000[2] |
| Website | www.kesaelectricals.com |
Kesa Electricals plc (LSE: KESA Euronext: KESA) is a major British-based electrical retailing business. It is dual-listed on the London Stock Exchange and Euronext.
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History
The Company was formed in 2003 by a demerger from Kingfisher plc.[3] In 2007, the Company bought Menaje Del Hogar, a Spanish electrical retail chain.[4] The Company sold its Swiss operation on 6 July 2009.[5]
In February 2012, the company completed the sale of Comet to OpCapita for £2 and also paid pay the purchaser a "sweetener" of £50m to take the loss making venture away.[6]
Operations
Kesa Electricals is based in London and owns several European retailers including Darty in France. It also has sourcing offices based in Paris and Hong Kong, as well as a wholly owned wholesaler of electrical accessories, Dacem, who supply all of Kesa's European operations.[7]
Its structure is as follows:
- Darty France: Retail in France. They own 214 stores with 282,700 square metres of selling space
- Darty Italy: Retail in Italy. They own 23 stores with 19,750 square metres of selling space
- Darty Turkey: Retail in Turkey. They own 6 stores with 8,200 square metres of selling space
- BCC: Retail and E-commerce in Netherlands. They own 50 stores with 64,900 square metres of selling space
- Vanden Borre: Retail in Belgium. They own 57 stores with 60,800 square metres of selling space
- Datart: Retail in Czech Republic / Slovakia. They own 32 stores with 33,400 square metres of selling space
- Menaje Del Hogar: Retail in Spain and Portugal. They own 67 stores with 79,500 square metres of selling space
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