Bunnings is Australia's largest home improvement and hardware retailer. Owner Wesfarmers brought Bunnings to the UK when it acquired Homebase in 2016 in a £340m deal. A number of Homebase stores have been converted to the Bunnings fascia, and new sites have been launched. Bunnings is also in the process of clearing old ranges and switching to a value proposition.
2019-04-17T06:30:00+01:00By Leanne Carr
As Easter approaches, Homebase chief executive Damian McGloughlin can look forward to DIY retailers’ equivalent of Christmas with more confidence than he could last year.
2018-05-30T10:40:00+01:00By Patrick Blower
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Australian firm Wesfarmers disposing of Homebase after its disastrous attempt to launch Bunnings in the UK
2018-05-25T14:43:00+01:00By Emily Hardy, George MacDonald
News that Wesfarmers has disposed of Homebase to Hilco for a nominal £1, just two years after it bounded into the UK market, came as no surprise.
2018-05-25T05:57:00+01:00By Emily Hardy
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.
2018-05-23T14:38:00+01:00By Emily Hardy
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.
2018-04-13T13:38:00+01:00By Luke Tugby
2018-04-09T06:40:00+01:00By Becky Waller-Davies
2018-04-04T13:37:00+01:00By Emily Hardy
2018-04-03T06:14:00+01:00By George MacDonald
2018-03-27T06:30:00+01:00By Bryan Roberts
2018-03-16T17:09:00+00:00By Emily Hardy
2018-03-14T14:47:00+00:00By Emily Hardy
2018-03-02T06:00:00+00:00
