Homebase to close 33 stores in February
Homebase is set to close 33 stores this month as its administrators continue to wind down the DIY retailer’s store estate.
The retailer fell into administration last year before The Range and Wilko owner CDS Superstores purchased its brand and 71 of its stores for £25.6m.
In January, Homebase’s administrators Teneo closed 13 stores, most of which have reopened as The Range stores.
These latest closures bring the total amount of Homebase stores which have closed since its administration to 52.
CDS Superstores’ acquisition of 71 Homebase stores left 74 remaining on the market. B&Q acquired five of these last month for £2.5m, whilst Sainsbury’s is in talks to purchase three branches after acquiring 10 stores last August.
The Homebase stores set to close in February include:
- Abington
- Alnwick
- Antrim
- Barnstaple
- Basildon Vange
- Belfast
- Branksome
- Cannock
- Chester
- Chichester Discovery Park
- Craigavon
- Daventry
- Derby Kingsway
- Folkestone
- Galwally
- Gateshead
- Glenrothes
- Harlow
- Herne Bay
- Hove
- Inverurie
- Ledbury
- Lewes
- Luton
- Newcastle Under Lyme
- Norwich Hall Road
- Norwich Sprowston
- Nottingham Arnold
- Saffron Walden
- Selly Oak
- Sleaford
- Sudbury
- Waltham Cross