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HomeBase was a home improvement warehouse chain in the Western United States based in Irvine, California. History. Robert J. McNulty and George Handgis founded the ...
In November 2024, it purchased the Homebase brand and up to 70 stores from administrators. [6] On the 17th of January 2025, it converted the first three Homebase sites to The Range fascia, with a Homebase-branded garden centre, and re-launched Homebase.co.uk at midnight on the 21st of January. [7] [8]
British retail chains include B&Q, Homebase, and Wickes. Australian hardware chain Bunnings opened their first shop in St Albans in February 2017 and planned to convert several other Homebase shops into pilot Bunnings shops after acquiring them in February 2016.
In January 2016, the sale of sister company Homebase for £340 million was announced. [16] In April 2016, Argos' parent Home Retail Group agreed to a £1.4 billion takeover by Sainsbury's, following a bidding war between the supermarket chain and South African conglomerate Steinhoff International. [17]
In December 2000, Kingfisher plc acquired 28 development sites, intended to house future shops of rival chain Homebase from Sainsbury's, who sold the chain. [16] The development sites instead housed shops of B&Q. In August 2001, B&Q opened its first shop in Shanghai, when it hoped to increase outlets from four to 58 by 2005. [17] [18]
Bunnings Group Limited, trading as Bunnings Warehouse or Bunnings, is an Australian hardware and garden centre chain. [2] The chain has been owned by Wesfarmers since 1994, and has stores in Australia and New Zealand.
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Bathstore is a British specialist bathroom retail brand that has been trading as a concession in Homebase locations since 2019. Prior to the Homebase acquisition, Bathstore operated as standalone locations. In November 2024, it was announced that Homebase was placed into administration, with CDS (Superstores International) Limited purchasing ...