OBI (store)

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OBI Bau- und Heimwerkermärkte GmbH & Co. Franchise Center KG
Type	GmbH & Co. KG
Founded	1970 (Germany)
Headquarters	Wermelskirchen, Germany
Key people	Sergio Giroldi, CEO
Industry	Retail (Home Improvement)
Products	Home improvement products such as appliances, tools, hardware, and garden supplies & plants.
Revenue	▲ 7.1 billion Euro (2006/2007)
Employees	38,000
Website	www.obi.de

OBI is the leading European do-it-yourself stores based in Wermelskirchen, Germany. It belongs to the Tengelmann Group.

[edit] OBI in Europe

Country	First store	Number of stores	Sales (millions)
Germany	1970	331	€3.628,5
Italy	1993	40	€354,0
Austria	1995	37	€327,1
Poland	1997	30	€417,7
Czech Republic	1995	22	€297,9
Hungary	1994	21	€211,7
Russia	2003	12	€319,9
Switzerland	1999	9	€151,2
Slovenia	1998	4	€50,5
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2003	3	€18,5
Croatia	2007	2
Ukraine	2008
Romania	2008
Slovakia	2008

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• OBI Germany