Obi (store)
 "OBI genial" | |
| GmbH & Co. KG | |
| Industry | Retail (Home Improvement) |
| Founded | 1970 (Germany) |
| Headquarters | Wermelskirchen, Germany |
Key people | Sergio Giroldi, CEO |
| Products | Home improvement products such as home appliances, tools, household hardware, and garden supplies & plants. |
| Revenue |
 €7.1 billion (2006/2007) |
Number of employees | 38,000 |
| Website | www.obi.de |
Founded in 1970, OBI GmbH & Co. Deutschland KG is the largest DIY retailer in Europe, and the third largest in the world, behind The Home Depot and Lowe's.[1] It is headquartered in Wermelskirchen, Germany,[2] and belongs to the Tengelmann Group.
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 | 32 | €417.7 |
 Czech Republic | 1995 | 29 | €297.9 |
 Hungary | 1994 | 28 | €211.7 |
 Russia | 2003 | 19 | €319.9 |
 Switzerland | 1999 | 10 | €151.2 |
 Slovenia | 1998 | 7 | €50.5 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2003 | 2 | €18.5 |
 Croatia | 2007 | 3 | |
 Ukraine | 2008 | 3 | |
 Romania | 2008 | 0 | |
 Slovakia | 2008 |
It formerly had operations in mainland China but these were sold to B&Q sometime in 2007.
References
- ↑ OBI Press releases
- ↑ "Impressum." OBI. Retrieved on 2 February 2011. "Komplementär OBI Heimwerkermarkt Systemzentrale GmbH, Albert-Einstein-Straße 7-9, 42929 Wermelskirchen, Amtsgericht Köln HR B 36389 ."
External links
- OBI Germany (German)