Romanized name OBI DIY Stores Number of locations 580 (2015) Founded 1970, Germany | Type Subsidiary Headquarters Wermelskirchen, Germany Parent organization Tengelmann Group | |
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Trading name OBI Bau- und Heimwerkermärkte Industry Home improvement
DIY store Areas served Germany
Italy
Austria
Hungary
Czech Republic
Poland
Slovenia
Switzerland
Bosnia Herzegovina
Russia Founders Emil Lux, Manfred Maus, Klaus Birker, Dr. Emil Lux Subsidiaries Obi Heimwerkermarkt Gmbh & Co. Kg Profiles | ||
Founded in 1970, OBI GmbH & Co. Deutschland KG is the largest DIY retailer in Europe, and the third largest in the world, behind The Home Depot and Lowe's. It is headquartered in Wermelskirchen, Germany, and belongs to the Tengelmann Group.
Obi has been present in Switzerland since 1999, in partnership with the Migros cooperative.
It formerly had operations in mainland China but these were sold to B&Q in 2007.
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