In a tight materials trading market, the Gedimat – Gedibois cooperative group attracted 17 new entrepreneurs in 2015, including 13 from competing brands.
In 2015, the Gedimat network of independent building materials and DIY retailers saw the creation or adoption of 17 new points of sale. Its little sister, Gedibois , a specialist in wood panels , opened 4 locations over the period. Combined with an equivalent number of network exits, these creations allow the cooperative to display a generally stable network of 494 stores in France, including 444 Gedimat and 50 Gedibois .
A fleet, but also a relatively stable turnover . It thus came to 1.750 billion euros last year (1.57 billion euros for Gedimat , 180 million euros for Gedibois ) against 1.8 billion euros in 2014 , despite a decline of 3.5% on a comparable basis. On a trading market , general and timber, which is struggling, since it is down 4 to 5% over the period.
Article published on March 16, 2016, by Olivia Leroux on Franchise Magazine