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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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Wren IS closing its showrooms to the public

Wren has confirmed that it is abiding by the new government rules and is closing its retail showrooms to the public. It…

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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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Homebase plans first new store for six years

DIY chain Homebase has submitted a planning application to open a new 23,800sq ft store in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

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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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Homebase trials new high-street kitchen and bathroom showroom format

Homebase has launched a new type of high-street showroom dedicated to kitchens and bathrooms. The showroom is dual-branded Bathstore and Kitchens by Homebase.

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Homebase adds Bosch and Neff appliances to its kitchen line-up

Homebase has added Bosch and Neff to the range of appliances it sells in a bid to strengthen its kitchen offering.

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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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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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Homebase narrows losses as it cuts £100m from cost base

Homebase revealed the dramatic extent of its restructure to date in its first earnings release since its disastrous ownership of Australian DIY giant Wesfarmers.

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Homebase back into soft furnishings and kitchenware

Homebase has announced a new concession partnership with Ponden Home, which sells branded cookware and small kitchen appliances.

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Homebase partners with BiKBBI in KBB comeback

Homebase has become the latest retail installation standards partner of the BiKBBI as it re-enters the kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms market.

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Homebase revives in-store concessions with Tapi Carpets deal

Homebase has signed a deal with Tapi Carpets that will eventually see Tapi concessions in a “significant” number of Homebase stores around the UK.

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Homebase ‘to be profitable again by the end of 2019’

Homebase has predicted that the struggling home-improvement group is on track to return to profit by the end of 2019, with the help of a £95 million asset-based loan from Wells Fargo Capital Finance.

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Croydex victim of Homebase crisis

Croydex had its trade credit insurance withdrawn in the summer as its largest customer, Homebase, changed owners amid deep financial pressure.

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Homebase.co.uk voted ‘worst online shop’ in Which? survey

Homebase.co.uk was voted the worst online shop in a Which? annual survey of 10,000 internet shoppers in the UK.

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New depots will build in extra costs for Howdens

Builders merchant Howdens has said that it expects an incremental cost from building more new depots than originally announced.

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Homebase opens second dedicated kitchen and bathroom store

Wren IS closing its showrooms to the public

Homebase up for sale again

Homebase plans first new store for six years

Villeroy & Boch defends decision to partner with Bathstore

Homebase trials new high-street kitchen and bathroom showroom format

Homebase adds Bosch and Neff appliances to its kitchen line-up

Ex-Bathstore franchisee bounces back under own name

Homebase appoints new Bathstore director

Homebase acquires Bathstore

Homebase narrows losses as it cuts £100m from cost base

Homebase back into soft furnishings and kitchenware

Homebase partners with BiKBBI in KBB comeback

Homebase revives in-store concessions with Tapi Carpets deal

Homebase ‘to be profitable again by the end of 2019’

Croydex victim of Homebase crisis

Homebase.co.uk voted ‘worst online shop’ in Which? survey

New depots will build in extra costs for Howdens

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