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Homebase opens second dedicated kitchen and bathroom store

Home and DIY giant Homebase is to open three small-format stores in Walton-on-Thames in Surrey.

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Homebase up for sale again

DIY chain Homebase has been put up for sale by owners Hilco Capital following a successful turnaround period for the brand.

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Villeroy & Boch defends decision to partner with Bathstore

Premium bathroom brand Villeroy & Boch has been forced to defend its decision to partner with Bathstore after the new venture raised concerns among the brand’s network of independent retailers.

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Ex-Bathstore franchisee bounces back under own name

A former Bathstore franchisee Rouse Bathrooms has opened up on its own after it was told by the administrators in June its contract had been terminated.

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EXCLUSIVE: Bathstore debts revealed

Bathstore collapsed owing millions of pounds to customers and installers, according to the initial administrator’s report seen by kbbreview.

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BiKBBI boss blasts Bathstore over installer debt

Damian Walters, CEO of the body representing kitchen and bathrooms installers, has pleaded with the industry to do more to protect fitters following Bathstore’s collapse.

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Homebase appoints new Bathstore director

Ian Penney has been appointed as director of Bathstore after Homebase rescued the company in July 2019.

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Homebase acquires Bathstore

Homebase has acquired Bathstore and will take control of 44 stores and open Bathstore concessions in Homebase within the next 18 months.

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‘Protect installers or risk losing them forever,’ warns BiKBBI boss

The CEO of the BiKBBI has spoken out in the wake of Bathstore’s administration, warning that if we don’t protect installers we risk losing them.

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Wren opens doors to Bathstore employees following collapse

Retail giant Wren Kitchens has stepped in to offer employment opportunities to staff at Bathstore following the announcement this week that it had gone into administration, putting 500 jobs at risk.

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Installers owed in “excess of £1 million” by Bathstore

Bathstore has pulled the plug on all installations following its collapse into administration leaving fitters chasing an initial estimate of £1 million of unpaid work

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Bathstore to complete ‘as many orders as possible’

Bathstore administrators are telling worried customers that stores will remain open to sell product and the company will ‘fulfill as many orders as possible’.

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Bathstore in administration

Britain’s biggest bathroom retailer has entered into administration following several months of ‘difficult trading’.

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Bathstore reassures installers ‘business as usual’

Installers worried about future work or payments from Bathstore have been told it’s ‘very much business as usual’.

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Bathstore on the brink of collapse

Bathstore, Britain’s biggest bathroom retailer, is on the verge of crashing and administrators could be appointed early next week, kbbreview believes.

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Which? accuses KBB retailers of ‘misleading’ discount offers

Some UK kitchen and bathroom retailers are potentially misleading shoppers with dubious discount claims, according to Which?

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Confident Victorian Plumbing aims to unseat Bathstore

Revealing record profit for its last financial year, Victorian Plumbing said it aims to become the UK’s top bathroom retailer in terms of profit and service.

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‘The end for online? You’re totally naïve,’ claims Plumbworld CEO

Plumbworld chief executive James Hickman has rejected claims that the challenges facing Victoria Plum are an online problem.

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Homebase opens second dedicated kitchen and bathroom store

Homebase up for sale again

Villeroy & Boch defends decision to partner with Bathstore

Ex-Bathstore franchisee bounces back under own name

EXCLUSIVE: Bathstore debts revealed

BiKBBI boss blasts Bathstore over installer debt

Homebase appoints new Bathstore director

Homebase acquires Bathstore

‘Protect installers or risk losing them forever,’ warns BiKBBI boss

Wren opens doors to Bathstore employees following collapse

Installers owed in “excess of £1 million” by Bathstore

Bathstore to complete ‘as many orders as possible’

Bathstore in administration

Bathstore reassures installers ‘business as usual’

Bathstore on the brink of collapse

Which? accuses KBB retailers of ‘misleading’ discount offers

Confident Victorian Plumbing aims to unseat Bathstore

‘The end for online? You’re totally naïve,’ claims Plumbworld CEO

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