B&Q owner buys DIY app NeedHelp

B&Q operator Kingfisher is to launch a home enhancement small business in the United kingdom to assistance shoppers resolve Do-it-yourself disasters or carry out extra sophisticated work after a boom in profits this year.

The organization has purchased NeedHelp, an online system connecting tradespeople with households for jobs this sort of as kitchen installation, painting, flooring or bathroom renovation, for €10m (£8.9m).

The retailer already has a connection with the company in France as a result of its Castorama and Brico Depot suppliers, but it is the to start with time the assistance will be offered to shoppers in the United kingdom.

There by now are a handful of very similar rival applications this sort of as TaskRabbit.

Kingfisher stated the acquisition was “an significant step forward” as it tries to be extra agile and focused on consumer knowledge. It has been pushing in advance with a new turnaround system below main executive Thierry Garnier. 

He stated: “To provide shoppers proficiently now, we want to be extra digital and assistance orientated, when leveraging our potent store property.

“Online companies marketplaces are important to the potential of home enhancement retail and NeedHelp is an set up and quickly-developing participant in this arena.