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Wesfarmers' management was not a success, which had included an attempt to rebrand the business under its [[Bunnings|Bunnings Warehouse]] name, and in August 2018, the business was sold to restructuring firm [[Hilco Capital|Hilco]] for £1. Subsequently, Hilco announced that it would close 42 of the chain's stores, and cut 1,500 jobs through a [[company voluntary arrangement]], in an attempt to return it to profitability. By February 2020, Homebase had 164 outlets, and was again profitable, with Hilco listing the retailer for sale in November 2020.
In 13 November 2024, [[Norton Group Holdings]], the owner of [[The Range (retailer)|The Range]] and [[Wilko]], brought the retailer.
==History==
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In August 2024, Hilco sold 10 Homebase locations to [[Sainsbury's]] for £130 million, to be converted into supermarkets.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hill |first=Eloise |date=2024-08-29 |title=Sainsbury's snaps up 10 Homebase stores in £130m deal - Retail Gazette |url=https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2024/08/sainsburys-homebase-stores/ |access-date=2024-08-29 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
In November 2024, it was reported that Hilco is preparing to place the business into [[Insolvency|administration]], with the retailer collapsing into administration on the same day.<ref name=":1" />
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