Kesa Electricals plc  |
| Type | Public (LSE: KESA) |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | London, England, UK |
| Key people | David Newlands Chairman
Jean-Noël Labroue CEO
Simon Herrick Finance Director |
| Industry | Retailer |
| Products | Brown Goods,
White goods,
Telecommunications,
Information technology,
Digital photo processing,
Pre-recorded media,
Furniture |
| Revenue | £4,314.4 million (2008)[1] |
| Operating income | £145.7 million (2008)[1] |
| Net income | £79.8 million (2008)[1] |
| Employees | circa 26,000+ |
| Website | www.kesaelectricals.com |
Kesa Electricals plc (LSE: KESA Euronext: KESA) is a leading European consumer electronics and household appliance retailing group. It is the third largest electrical group in Europe. It is dual-listed on the London Stock Exchange and Euronext and is a member of the FTSE 250 index.
[edit] History
The Company was formed in 2003 by demerger from Kingfisher plc.[2] In 2007 the Company bought Menaje Del Hogar, a Spanish electrical retail chain.[3]
[edit] Operations
Kesa Electricals is based in London and owns several European retailers including Comet in the United Kingdom, and Darty in France. It also has sourcing offices based in Paris and Hong Kong, as well as a wholly owned wholesaler of electrical accessories, Dacem, who supply all of Kesa's European operations.[4]
Its structure is as follows:
- Comet: Retail and E-commerce in UK. They own 251 stores with 268,500 square metres of selling space
- Darty France: Retail in France. They own 214 stores with 282,700 square metres of selling space
- Darty Italy: Retail in Italy. They own 13 stores with 19,750 square metres of selling space
- Darty Turkey: Retail in Turkey. They own 6 stores with 8,200 square metres of selling space
- Darty Switzerland: was disposed of on 6 July 2009[5].
- BCC: Retail and E-commerce in Netherlands. They own 50 stores with 64,900 square metres of selling space
- Vanden Borre: Retail in Belgium. They own 57 stores with 60,800 square metres of selling space
- Datart: Retail in Czech Republic / Slovakia. They own 32 stores with 33,400 square metres of selling space
- Menaje Del Hogar: Retail in Spain and Portugal. They own 67 stores with 79,500 square meters of selling space
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