LONDON, May 12 (Reuters) - Home improvement group Kingfisher
said sales in the three months to the end of April fell
by a quarter due to coronavirus-related disruption, but store
re-openings meant it was seeing an improving trend at the
beginning of May.
Kingfisher, which owns B&Q in Britain and Castorama in
France, said on Tuesday that it was focused on expanding its
liquidity position and had access to 2 billion pounds ($2.46
billion) by May 8.
For the three months ended April, the group said total
underlying sales were down 24.8%, after many of its stores
across Europe closed during lockdowns associated with the
coronavirus pandemic.
($1 = 0.8121 pounds)
(Reporting by Sarah Young, editing by James Davey)