Kingfisher Plc: SWOT Analysis &
Company Profile
Reference Code: WMRT0300CP
Published Date: APR-2010
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Kingfisher Plc: SWOT Analysis & Company Profile Published April 2010
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1 COMPANY OVERVIEW.......................................................................................................4
2 BUSINESS DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................5
2.1 Key Employees ............................................................................................................................................... 6
2.1.1 Key Employee Biographies........................................................................................................................................................ 7
2.2 Locations & Subsidiaries ................................................................................................................................ 8
3 SWOT ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................. 10
3.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 10
3.2 Strengths ....................................................................................................................................................... 10
3.3 Weaknesses ................................................................................................................................................. 11
3.4 Opportunities................................................................................................................................................. 12
3.5 Threats ......................................................................................................................................................... 12
4 FINANCIAL DEALS ........................................................................................................... 14
4.1 5-Year Deal Analysis .................................................................................................................................... 14
5 NEWS AND EVENTS ........................................................................................................ 15
5.1 News ......................................................................................................................................................... 15
5.2 Company History .......................................................................................................................................... 18
6 APPENDIX ......................................................................................................................... 21
6.1 Research Methodology ................................................................................................................................. 21
6.2 Additional Notes ............................................................................................................................................ 21
6.3 About World Market Intelligence ................................................................................................................... 22
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List of Tables
Table 1: Kingfisher Plc Key Facts .............................................................................................................................. 4
Table 2: Kingfisher Plc Key Employees ..................................................................................................................... 6
Table 3: Kingfisher Plc Key Employee Biographies ................................................................................................... 7
Table 4: Kingfisher Plc Locations and Subsidiaries ................................................................................................... 8
Table 5: Kingfisher Plc SWOT Analysis ................................................................................................................... 10
Table 6: Financial Deals........................................................................................................................................... 14
Table 7: Kingfisher Plc History ................................................................................................................................. 18
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1 COMPANY OVERVIEW
Table 1: Kingfisher Plc Key Facts
Corporate Address 3 Sheldon Square, Ticker Symbol, KGF [London Stock
Paddington, London, Exchange Exchange (LON)]
ENG, W2 6PX, United
Kingdom
Telephone +44 20 73728008 No. of Employees 67,726
Fax +44 20 76441001 Fiscal Year End January
URL www.kingfisher.co.uk Revenue (in USD 18,916.98
Million)
Industry Retailing Revenue (in GBP 10,026
Million)
Locations China, France, Germany, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, Italy,
Poland, Russian Federation, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom
Source: Annual Report, Company Website, Primary and Secondary Research/ © World Market Intelligence