Mr. Bricolage is a French retail chain offering home improvement and do-it-yourself goods.
The company was founded in the early 1964[2] as the Action Nationale des Promoteurs du Faite-le-vous-même (ANPF), the direct French translation of `do-it-yourself' by the Tabur family who were keen to promote the fast-growing new hobby of DIY.
[3] In March 2015, a protracted buy-out of Mr Bricolage by the home improvement retailer Kingfisher plc for an estimated fee of €275 million ran into difficulties when Mr Bricolage's board and its biggest shareholder – ANPF - voiced reservations over the proposed deal.
[citation needed] Mr. Bricolage used to have franchise stores in Spain, Portugal, Romania, Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, Serbia, Turkey and Azerbaijan.
In June 2023, Mr. Bricolage acquired more than 1,000 stores and affiliates worldwide.