All Homebase articles – Page 4
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NewsHomebase sold to Hilco as Wesfarmers culls Bunnings UK
Wesfarmers, which bought Homebase two years ago, has disposed of the ailing DIY firm for just £1 following its disastrous attempt to launch Bunnings in the UK.
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NewsHomebase on brink of sale to Hilco or Alteri
Homebase, owned by Australian giant Wesfarmers, is believed to be on the brink of a sale as restructuring firms Hilco, Alteri and Endless table final bids.
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NewsBunnings calls in consultants to boost UK business
Bunnings has drafted in consultants to advise its senior leadership team in the UK as the Australian DIY giant attempts to revive its British business.
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NewsWesfarmers chairman to tour Bunnings with Archie Norman
Wesfarmers’ chairman will tour Bunnings stores in the UK with adviser and turnaround expert Archie Norman to assess where the retailer’s UK venture went wrong.
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NewsBunnings overhauls tagline in bid to woo UK shoppers
Bunnings is introducing a new tagline as it bids to establish itself in the UK and win over shoppers, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsBunnings hires Wesfarmers lifer to head up merchandise
Bunnings UK & Ireland has appointed Glenn Avery as interim general manager of merchandise, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsBunnings losses widen as UK business reviewed
Bunnings’ UK losses widened in its first half as its Australian owner Wesfarmers considers the future of its British operations.
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NewsBunnings opens Homebase clearance sites to shift stock
Bunnings owner Wesfarmers has converted a clutch of its Homebase stores into a new ‘Clearance Outlet’ format as it struggles to arrest falling UK sales.
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NewsNorman warned Bunnings owner against Homebase deal
M&S chairman Archie Norman reportedly advised Wesfarmers against buying Homebase on the grounds that it would be difficult to integrate with Bunnings’ model.
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AnalysisInfographic: H&M, Morrisons job cuts and M&S store closures
Words and numbers, February 9, 2018: H&M chief executive Karl-Johan Persson on mistakes made, Homebase stores to shutter, and Morrisons’ store management face being axed.
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OpinionOpinion: It's time for Bunnings to down tools in the UK
Today, Wesfarmers confessed it may have to – tail between legs – exit the UK market it set out to disrupt two years ago.
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NewsBunnings owner Wesfarmers mulls UK exit
Wesfarmers has admitted it is reviewing the future of Bunnings in the UK after revealing a AUS$1bn write-down relating to its Homebase acquisition.
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NewsHolland & Barrett snaps up former Homebase boss
Holland & Barrett has appointed Homebase former managing director Echo Lu to supercharge its international expansion.
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AnalysisWho will be retail’s winners and losers in 2018?
Who will thrive in 2018 and who will flounder? Retail experts share their tips for the year ahead.
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GalleryFirst look: Bunnings debuts small store in Bicester
Australian DIY firm Bunnings has lifted the lid on a new small store format, with its first in the UK opening in Bicester today.
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NewsOpinion: Bunnings shouldn’t bother with a small format
Format multiplication, at a time when the task of converting an existing massive store portfolio looks tricky, is something that Bunnings should not be undertaking.
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NewsBunnings IT boss quits to join Dixons Carphone
Dixons Carphone has poached Bunnings UK and Ireland head of IT transformation Henrietta Baring, Retail Week can reveal.
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GalleryStore gallery: Is Bunnings giving Homebase enough TLC?
Bunnings has a mountain to climb when it comes to converting the Homebase estate to match the store format it revealed earlier this year in St Albans.
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NewsBunnings sales hammered by tough trading at Homebase
Bunnings parent company Wesfarmers, which bought Homebase last year, said first-quarter sales slumped 13.8% to £276m at its fledgling UK and Ireland business.
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NewsHomebase halts home delivery as new owner revamps site
Homebase has frozen its home delivery service while new owner Bunnings completes its separation from Home Retail Group and moves to a new web platform.