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King sher Q1 trading update to 30 April 2021 Sales of £ 3.4 billion ; LFL ( ¹ ) up 64 % and 2 - year LFL ( ² ) up 23 % 20 May 2021 : Kingfisher plc ( ' Company ' , ' Group ' or ' Kingfisher ' ) is today providing its Q1 21/22 sales . Unaudited Q1 21/22 sales ( three months ended 30 April 2021 ) UK & Ireland - B & Q - Screwfix France - Castorama - Brico Dépôt Other International ( ex - Russia ) Poland - Iberia ( 3 ) - Romania ( 4 ) - Other ( 5 ) Total Group ( ex - Russia ) Russia ( 6 ) Total Group Sales 2021/22 £ m Constant Constant currency currency + 66.8 % + 65.0 % + 82.7 % + 81.9 % + 42.5 % + 39.0 % + 98.8 % + 101.7 % + 95.8 % + 101.8 % 583 + 94.5 % 594 + 100.3 % + 101.7 % + 101.7 % 444 + 9.4 % + 13.0 % 281 ( 12.1 ) % ( 8.9 ) % 90 + 110.8 % + 112.3 % + 71.1 % + 67.2 % n / a n / a + 64.4 % + 65.7 % ( 100.0 ) % ( 100.0 ) % 3,448 + 60.0 % + 61.9 % 1,827 1,212 615 1,177 % Total % Total % LFL Change Change Change 72 1 3,448 Reported + 66.8 % + 82.7 % + 42.5 % + 97.4 % + 5.9 % ( 12.0 ) % + 112.3 % + 27.4 % n / a + 64.2 % n / a + 64.2 % % 2 - year LFL Change Constant currency + 38.6 % + 42.3 % + 32.5 % + 18.1 % + 13.9 % + 22.7 % ( 11.0 ) % ( 20.5 ) % + 12.1 % + 16.6 % n / a + 22.5 % n / a + 22.5 % Key points Continuing to make significant progress against ' Powered by Kingfisher ' strategic priorities Growing sales ahead of the market in the UK and France Total sales up 61.9 % in constant currency at £ 3.4 billion , reflecting strong demand in all categories ( against weak comparatives due to temporary store closures in the prior year ) LFL sales up 64.2 % and corresponding 2 - year LFL up 22.5 % o Strong performance in the UK and France , despite COVID - related restrictions impacting French banners through most of the quarter O Poland impacted by COVID - related temporary store closures for five weeks , following a national lockdown announced in late March 2021 o Transaction volume and average basket value both up E - commerce sales up 63 % ( 2 - year growth up 258 % ) ; now 21 % of Group sales ( FY 20/21 : 18 % ) Q2 21/22 LFL sales ( to 15 May 2021 ) ( 7 ) up 8.2 % ( 2 - year LFL up 25.0 % ) , reflecting continued strong demand All Kingfisher stores now open , following temporary store closures in France and Poland Raising H1 21/22 LFL sales outlook to ' mid - to - high teens ' ( from ' low double - digit ' ) Anticipate H1 adjusted pre - tax profit to be ahead of our previous expectations , in the range of c . £ 580 to 600 million 1