Home improvement retailer Wickes has reported a growth in half year sales and profit.
According to its Interim Results for the 26 weeks to 28 June 2025, total sales rose 5.6% to £847.9m from £803.2m in 2024.
Retail sales rose 6.8% to £634.4m, while design & installation revenues increased 2.1% to £213.4m.
Adjusted pre-tax profit resulted at £27.3m, up 16.7% from £23.4m, reflecting revenue growth, operational leverage and productivity savings.
“Our market share in Retail has reached record levels, with strength across numerous categories, particularly in timber, garden maintenance and decorating,” Wickes said.
“Wickes continues to appeal to an ever broader audience as we grow our key strategic categories. Paint is a gateway category, which features in the majority of home improvement projects. This year we have further evolved our ‘colour valley’ in order to maximise our market share growth opportunity by improving the colour choice proposition for DIY customers.
“This has involved re-flowing our decor bays and has enabled us to increase capacity. This has created additional space for colour mixing, which is now also available online. We have had a full range review of decorative attachment categories, covering brands and price architecture.
“Other range reviews have included lighting (introduction of matt black downlights, new solar energy range), locks (introduction of new finishes), more Wickes branded nuts & bolts, new Pro Wickes power tool range, flooring (new moisture-resistant laminate range), tiling and radiators (new products online).”
During the period, Wickes opened one new store in a former Homebase site and refreshed four locations, adding it is making good progress for 5-7 new stores and 10-15 refits in 2025. Since the period end, Wickes has opened new stores in a further two former Homebase sites, in Bury St Edmunds and Dunfermline.
Looking ahead, Wickes said trading in Q3 has been in line with expectations, while the phasing of increased people costs and new stores will impact more fully in H2.
David Wood, Chief Executive of Wickes, commented: “Wickes has delivered a strong first half, with volume growth across the Group. I would like to thank all of my colleagues for their continued hard work and dedication, providing outstanding customer service and helping the nation feel house proud.
“In Retail, we have achieved record market share growth and have prioritised convenience, choice and speed, helping grow TradePro sales by a further 10%. With DIY, our focus on broadening appeal and innovating in strategic categories has seen more customers choose Wickes to bring their home improvement projects to life. In Design & Installation, the actions we undertook to enhance the customer experience have seen us return to like-for like sales growth, ahead of the wider market for big ticket items.
“Our proven strategy is working. Whilst we remain mindful of the cost headwinds facing the sector as a whole, continued investment in our growth levers and digital initiatives means we are well positioned for the future and remain comfortable with market expectations for the full year.”
