Focus DIY

Description: Focus aims to be the store of choice and convenience for DIY and gardening products in each of its local markets. Focus ... more

Focus DIY ... stores target DIY customers seeking to undertake light home improvement and maintenance projects and offer a comprehensive range of DIY and gardening products. These stores are well distributed nationally, with a significant portion located in smaller towns, where Focus stores trade most profitably. The strategy for the location of its Focus stores is principally in similar smaller town locations. Focus is a varied, expanding and changing business. This means that we can offer some very exciting vacancies, as well as great opportunities for career development.

Newest Review: ... never learn. Focus is agood middle ground between the huge DIY (B & Q) and the small hardware store. Their range of products is generally quite good but if you want something out of the ordinary or in a large quantity go elsewhere. Product range has never really been an issue for me...and I've now done up several houses through them, but what I always forget is that if in a hurry...don't ... more

... bother. Our local store, in Malvern, NEVER has enough cash tellers. Often it's only the information desk that's actually open. The result - you can spend 5 minutes picking up that extra roll of paper and the next 20 waiting to pay.This can be incredibl...more

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Focus DIY: Focus and wait (251 words)
by - written on 03/10/05 (Useful, 1235 readings)
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These days we all seem to be DIY enthusiasts. There are a number of stores around that could be used Homebase, B & Q etc. but I have to say personally I like to use somewhere a bit smaller so I can find things. In my case I tend to go to Focus...and I never learn. Focus is agood middle ground between the huge DIY (B & Q) and the small hardware store. Their range of products is generally quite good but if you want something out of the ordinary or in a large quantity go elsewhere. Product range has never really been an issue for me...and I've now done up several houses through them, but what I always forget is that if in a hurry...don't bother. Our local ... Read the complete review

UPDATED: It's on the way to B&Q (1133 words)
by - written on 02/10/05 (Very useful, 4341 readings)
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We all need to buy things for our homes from time to time. Maybe it's paint of wallpaper to decorate. Maybe it's weedkiller or grass seed for the garden. Maybe it's furniture for the spare room. Whatever it is, your local DIY store is usually the port of first call. But which one? DIY has remained one of the most enduring and popular retail outlets of the past 25 years. Over that period of time there have been many. Most has come and gone or simply amalgamated together. Some, like B&Q seems to have grown from strength to strength to the point of dominating the market. Some local independent DIY stores seem to survive despite all the odds. They ... Read the complete review

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