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Wickes is a British home improvement retailer and garden centre, based in the United Kingdom and owned by Travis Perkins, with more than 200 stores〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wickes stores )〕 throughout the country. It focuses on supplies and materials for homeowners, and the building trade. Also targeting the kitchen and bathroom market, in which it has extensive ranges from budget take away kitchens and bathrooms, to more bespoke professionally designed kitchens and bathrooms. This company should not be confused with Wickes Furniture, a former US-based furniture store chain; however, both companies used the same red and blue "W" logo. ==History== Wickes was founded by Henry Dunn Wickes, in Michigan, United States in 1854, and in 1972, Wickes Corporation, along with British builders merchant, ''Sankeys'', opened its first store in the United Kingdom. By 1987, Wickes was trading from 41 locations, and was floated on the London Stock Exchange. In August 1996, serious accounting irregularities were uncovered. In November 1996, Bill Grimsey was appointed CEO, to oversee its recovery from the scandal, that saw its share price suspended and the banks foreclosing. Grimsey launched a rights issue, started an employee share scheme, and turned around the company to the point where it was bought by Focus-Do-It-All, backed by Duke Street Capital, in September 2000.〔(Travis nails Wickes for £950m | Business | The Guardian )〕 Wickes grew from 131 stores in October 2000, to 172 in March 2004, including the re-branding of 36 Focus DIY stores. In December 2004, Focus Group sold Wickes to Travis Perkins.〔(Wickes – Corporate )〕 The sale was completed in February 2005. In October 2007, Wickes acquired seven stores from Focus DIY, after Cerberus Capital took it over, in June 2007 for £1,〔 〕 these stores were in Glossop, Mansfield, Penrith, Bulwell, Plumstead, Dumfries & Hereford. In May 2011, it was announced that Wickes had purchased 13 stores from the appointed administrators of Focus DIY, Ernst & Young, saving 345 jobs. By 2015, the company now owns over 222 stores, all throughout the United Kingdom. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wickes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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