Editing B&Q (section)

===1990s===
[[File:Interior of B&Q, Glasshoughton, Castleford, West Yorkshire (8th January 2023).jpg|thumb|right|Interior of B&Q, [[Castleford, West Yorkshire|Castleford]]]]
In the mid 1990s, B&Q opened a new format of shop known as the Depot (later changed to B&Q Depot), a forerunner of a new class of shop known as the B&Q Warehouse.<ref>{{cite web | title=History of B&Q| website=bqsuperstore.co.uk | date=17 January 2007 | url=http://bqsuperstore.co.uk/?page_id=4 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929070629/http://bqsuperstore.co.uk/?page_id=4 | archive-date=29 September 2007 | url-status=dead}}</ref> This new store format was almost identical to that of the US chain [[Home Depot]], where the stores were built on a much bigger scale with a larger floor area, merchandise presented on two storey, industrial-style shelving and an enhanced range of product lines which now extended to bulk building materials. For the branding of these new stores B&Q also moved to a new corporate colour style of orange (away from the previous black/red) which again was almost the same as Home Depot. For this reason, it is often erroneously believed that there is a formal connection between the two compainies. The company also began to expand outside the United Kingdom. In 1995, the retailer opened their first overseas subsidiary in [[Taiwan]], and in January 1996, the first overseas large home improvement centre in [[Taoyuan City]], Taiwan.<ref name="taiwan_windup">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7147942.stm |title=B&Q owner to sell Taiwan shops |work=BBC News |date=17 December 2007 |access-date=13 February 2017 }}</ref>

In September 1998, it acquired NOMI, Poland's leading chain of DIY shops,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0VCW/is_12_25/ai_55013616 |title=Western influx underscores potential &#124; Find Articles at BNET.com |publisher=Findarticles.com |access-date=29 April 2012}}</ref> and later that year, merged with France's [[Castorama]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0VCW/is_8_25/ai_54556196 |title=Top 10 dealers on Earth grow 21.7% &#124; Find Articles at BNET.com |publisher=Findarticles.com |access-date=29 April 2012}}</ref>