OBI

OBIÕs target is to be the leading DIY retailer setting the pace for the whole trade as an innovator. Wherever we are present, we define the DIY market and strive for market leadership. We set standards regarding assortment, store formats and customersÕ shopping experience. OBI is one of the leading European DIY brands offering a wide range of home improvement and gardening products. Currently, the company operates in several central and eastern european countries more than 650 stores, thereof more than 350 in Germany. Today the Group has more than 46.000 employees. In 2015 OBI reached a turnover of more than 6.7 billion Euros. OBI was founded in 1970 and belongs to Tengelmann Group. As the undisputed market leader in the German DIY retail industry, OBI is the driving force which propels the entire trade. Since 1993 the company has used its powerful position within the home market to press ahead with its expansion internationally. Since the opening of the first OBI store in 1970 (Hamburg, Germany), the sales areas of the OBI stores have increased from 870 sqm to large-surface Òorange boxesÓ with more than 10,000 sqm. The total store sales area now amounts to more than 4,3 million sqm. OBI stores offer a broad and comprehensive product range, which, on average, includes 40-60.000 articles per store. The competent product range covers gardening, building material and elements, tools, sanitary and interior decoration. Targeting primarily private individuals - i.e., families, do-it-yourselfers and semi-professionals - customers attracted from within an extensive catchment area will find all they need to improve their homes.