Event CoverageFive Insights from Kingfisher’s Innovation Day 2019 Coresight Research May 16, 2019 Executive SummaryThe Coresight Research team attended Kingfisher’s Innovation Day 2019. Here are five insights: A future Kingfisher CEO will have “freedom to maneuver,” but the key will remain to use Kingfisher’s scale to best effect, according to Chairman Andy Cosslett. The future of retail will be polarized between marketplaces and design-led retailers; Kingfisher will be in the latter camp, said CEO Véronique Laury. Under the proposition and product banner GoodHome, Kingfisher will “solve the nightmare” of DIY for consumers. Kingfisher will focus on three store formats, on top of digital channels: Convenience, a new format termed “The Place,” and Screwfix. Kingfisher expects to overhaul large stores to switch the focus from products to projects. On May 15, 2019, European DIY giant Kingfisher hosted an Innovation Day for analysts. The Coresight Research team was in attendance and in this report, we feature five highlights from the event. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Inflation Awareness Rises; Economic Sentiment Falls to Six-Month Low: US Consumer Survey InsightsWeekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 38: Global Names, Including LEGO, Monos and Uniqlo, Continue to Expand4Q24 Retail Inventory Insights: Retailers Maintain Lean Inventories as Overall Inventory Ratio Remains UnchangedThe Agentic AI Playbook: How to Redefine Retail with Intelligent Autonomy
