Kingfisher suffers 6.6% slump in retail profits reflecting slow sales in France and currency fluctuations
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The group, which trades as B&Q and Screwfix in Britain, said total sales in the the UK and Ireland in the third quarter rose by 5.4 per cent, with Screwfix sales up 23.4 per cent.