B&Q owner Kingfisher is to start a home enhancement company in the British isles to assistance consumers take care of Diy disasters or carry out far more elaborate work after a increase in sales this 12 months.
The corporation has acquired NeedHelp, an on the net system connecting tradespeople with homes for responsibilities these as kitchen set up, portray, flooring or bathroom renovation, for €10m (£8.9m).
The retailer already has a romantic relationship with the firm in France as a result of its Castorama and Brico Depot stores, but it is the to start with time the service will be offered to consumers in the British isles.
There presently are a handful of similar rival apps these as TaskRabbit.
Kingfisher said the acquisition was “an crucial stage forward” as it tries to be far more agile and centered on purchaser experience. It has been pushing forward with a new turnaround system beneath main executive Thierry Garnier.
He said: “To serve consumers successfully now, we have to have to be far more digital and service oriented, even though leveraging our solid store property.
“Online providers marketplaces are key to the long term of home enhancement retail and NeedHelp is an established and fast-escalating player in this arena.