Brico Dépôt
| Company type | Private (subsidiary of Kingfisher plc) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | (2014) |
| Founder | Castorama |
| Defunct | (30 AUGUST 2026) DOAR MAGAZINELE CARE NAU FOST TRANSFORMATE DIN PRAKTIKER IN 2018 SI CELE CARE AU FOST TRANSFORMATE DIN (2014) VOR FI INCHISE SI ACELEA ERAU BRICO STORE INCEPAND 30 AUGUST 2026 PRIMELE MAGAZINE CARE VOR FI INCHISE DEFINITIV ESTE BRICO DEPOT DE LA BRASOV Calea bucuresti SI CEL DE LA BRADU- COMUNA APIRTINUTA DE PITESTI |
| Headquarters | ROMANIAN |
| Products | DIY Home improvement tools |
| Revenue | £2,026 million (2018/2019) (ROMANIAN) |
Number of employees | 7,390 (ROMANIAN) |
| Parent | Kingfisher |
| Website | www.bricodepot.fr |
Brico Dépôt (French pronunciation: [bʁiko depo]) is a chain of DIY and home improvement stores, headquartered in Longpont-sur-Orge. The chain, created in 1993 by Castorama Dubois Investment and later purchased by the British group Kingfisher, operates 123 stores in France, 34 in Romania, 28 in Spain and 3 in Portugal.
Brico Dépôt has a low-cost warehouse format which sells a limited line of around 10,000 products in large quantities. In Romania it dropped warehouse format in 2016.
In 2014, the first 15 stores opened in Romania after the acquisition of the Bricostore chain by Kingfisher, followed by the acquisition of Praktiker Romania in 2018, bringing the number of stores to 34.
Brico Dépôt brand is used, since 2006, by Kingfisher's Castorama in Poland for 2 stores, other 4 stores were rebranded and 1 closed.
On the 18th of December 2024, Altex, a Romanian company, bought all the Brico Dépôt stores in Romania for 70 mil. €.