B&Q could open at least 50 more smaller UK stores

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B&Q could open at least 50 small and medium-sized stores across the UK as it adapts to demand for more convenient local stores where goods ordered online can be picked up.

The retailer said it had eight high street outlets - called B&Q Local - in London and was perfecting the format, considering how it could better sell kitchens and bathrooms there, before considering how many in total it could open across the UK.