A review of B&Q for Internet Retailing

28 September 2016 - Amy McInnes

B&Q logo

On a monthly basis, we contribute to Internet Retailing(this will open in a new window) by reviewing different retail websites.  This month it was the turn of B&Q.

B&Q took big steps to update their digital offerings just under a year ago now.  The first release came under some criticism, particularly around the amount of money they spent on it.  Eight months later and the site has certainly fixed a lot of user experience issues but has it gone far enough…

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Review of B&Q

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