Homebase will close 33 stores this month after going into administration - check our map to see if yours is on the list
Daily MailHomebase is set to close 33 more stores this month following on from the permanent closure of 13 branches in January. The home improvement retailer and garden centre put 74 stores up for sale in November last year after the chain fell into administration. Back in November, B&Q agreed to buy five Homebase stores across the UK, cementing its place as the country's largest home improvement retailer. The home improvement retailer and garden centre put 74 stores up for sale in November last year after the chain fell into administration However, Homebase administrator Teneo has not confirmed this figure and has not shared an update on the future of these sites. After the closures last month Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, said Homebase had suffered from consumers spending less on home renovations amid high borrowing costs, even though interest rates have begun to come down.
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