Homebase pulled back from the brink – full list of 70 stores saved from closure
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The new owners of Homebase plan to transform retailer’s stores earmarked for closure. It was announced last month that Homebase had collapsed into administration. But CDS Superstores, the parent company of The Range and Wilko, were able to salvage 70 of the popular retailer’s store. Now, they have outlined plans to keep those stores in business.
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The new owners are planning to transform the Homebase stores into The Range Superstores, with revamped branches set to open in Pollokshaws, Glasgow, Christchurch, Bournemouth and Birmingham on January 17, 2025. That initial roll out will be proceeded by the launch of up to 10 new stores every single month next year in a move which they hope will revitalised Homebase.
![[The Homebase store in Upton on the Wirral. Homebase could be heading for a partial collapse, putting thousands of jobs at risk, amid reports that the chain has appointed insolvency experts with a potential buyer of parts of its 130-store estate also circling. The DIY retailer is reportedly lining up insolvency practitioners at the Teneo consultancy, which could see it placed into administration. Picture date: Wednesday November 13, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story CITY Homebase. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SEI_229432616-d8dd.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Revamped stores will feature ‘Garden Centres by Homebase’ and certain locations will include ‘Kitchens by Homebase’ to ensure the retailer’s brand name remains present throughout the stores. CDS Superstores hope to convert 70 Homebase locations into the new format by the end of 2025 – opening up a possible 1,600 jobs.
Chief Executive of CDS, Alex Simpkin, outlined his intentions to preserve the best aspects of Homebase in the company’s new format. He said: ‘While those Homebase stores acquired by CDS will continue to trade as they are during the transition period, we’re focused on ensuring a seamless transfer of these locations into our new store format.’.
The Homebase brand will continue to trade online under its new ownership. After the company’s announcement of their collapse into administration in November, they confirmed that six of their sites – in Sutton Coldfield, Bromsgrove, Cromer, Fareham, Newark and Rugby, would close before the year ends.
