All Homebase articles – Page 5
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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.
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NewsToday in retail: H&M's Weekday touches down in UK
Today Swedish fashion powerhouse H&M opened its first UK branch of Weekday on London’s Regent Street.
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OpinionOpinion: Don’t judge Bunnings by B&Q's standards... yet
Critics on both sides of the UK DIY war came out in force this week to tear strips off both Kingfisher-owned B&Q and its new rival Bunnings.
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NewsAsda sales growth – green shoots or false dawn?
Asda’ second quarter results today delivered the embattled grocer’s first like-for-like sales increase in three years.
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NewsBunnings racks up losses in maiden full year
Wesfarmer-owned DIY retailer Bunnings made a loss in its first full year on these shores as it kick-started its assault on the UK DIY market.
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NewsBunnings to hit accelerator on pilot store plans
Bunnings is turning up the heat on DIY rival B&Q by ramping up its pilot store plans.
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NewsMove of the week: B&Q and Homebase bolt on new bosses
It’s been a significant week in the home improvement sector with B&Q and Homebase appointing new bosses.
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AnalysisProfile: Bunnings’ new head of Homebase David Haydon
Bunnings bolstered its management team last week with the appointment of former Kingfisher director David Haydon to manage Homebase.
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NewsBunnings spruces up Homebase with new boss
When Wesfarmers snapped up Homebase last year, the Australian retail group said the cushions and garden furniture-heavy fascia was on the way out.
