OBI Snapshot
OBI’s target is to be the leading DIY retailer setting the pace for the whole trade as an innovator. Wherever we are present, we define the DIY market and strive for market leadership. We set standards regarding assortment, store formats and customers’ shopping experience. OBI is one of the leading European DIY brands offering a wide range of home improvement and gardening products. Currently, the company operates in 10 central and eastern european countries more than 580 stores, thereof more than 350 in Germany. Today the Group has more than 42.000 employees. In 2014 OBI reached a turnover of more than 6.7 billion Euros.
OBI was founded in 1970 and belongs to Tengelmann Group. As the undisputed market leader in the German DIY retail industry, OBI is the driving force which propels the entire trade. Since 1993 the company has used its powerful position within the home market to press ahead with its expansion internationally.
OBI was founded in 1970 and belongs to Tengelmann Group. As the undisputed market leader in the German DIY retail industry, OBI is the driving force which propels the entire trade. Since 1993 the company has used its powerful position within the home market to press ahead with its expansion internationally.