Who owns the Home Retail Group?

Sainsbury’sHome Retail Group / Parent organizationJ Sainsbury plc, trading as Sainsbury’s, is the second largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, with a 16.0% share of the supermarket sector.
Founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury with a shop in Drury Lane, London, the company was the largest UK retailer of groceries for most of the 20th century. Wikipedia

Does Home Retail Group still exist?

J Sainsbury plc today announces that is has successfully completed its acquisition of Home Retail Group plc – the owner of Argos and Habitat. Mike Coupe, Chief Executive of Sainsbury’s, said: “We are delighted our acquisition of Home Retail Group is now complete.

Is Home Retail Group Argos?

Home Retail Group plc is one of the UK’s leading home and general merchandise retailers. It is the parent company of Argos, Habitat and Homebase.

What companies are in Home Retail Group?

Home Retail Group owned a number of well known brands, including Alba, Bush, Chad Valley, Cherokee, Habitat, Hygena, Schreiber, Challenge, Sovereign, Cookworks and Heart of House.

Who owns Homebase UK?

Hilco
Hilco ownership On 25 May 2018, it was announced that Homebase had been sold by Wesfarmers to turnaround specialists Hilco, for a nominal one pound sterling. Hilco took ownership of the business on 12 June 2018.

Is Homebase part of Home Retail Group?

Home Retail Group is the UK’s leading home and general merchandise retailer with pro forma annual sales of over £5.8 billion. It sells products under two distinctive and complementary retail brands, Argos and Homebase, which are both household names in the UK.

Did Tesco Buy Homebase?

Tesco is partnering with Homebase to bring its home and garden products to supermarkets across the country. The new business venture will see the retailer stock paint, power tools, home accessories and hardware, among other Homebase products, in its stores.

Who is the CEO of Homebase UK?

Damian McGloughlin
Meet our CEO – Damian McGloughlin | Homebase.

Who owns Homebase now?

Hilco Capital
Homebase Card Handling Services Limited
Homebase/Parent organizations

Does B&Q own Homebase?

On 22 December 2000, Sainsbury’s sold the Homebase chain in a two-part deal worth £969 million: in March 2001, the sale of the chain of 283 stores to venture capitalist Schroder Ventures generated £750 million, and the sale of 28 development sites to Kingfisher plc, parent of Homebase rival B&Q, generated £219 million.