Retail tycoon behind Range linked to Homebase rescue deal

Retail tycoon behind The Range linked to Homebase rescue deal, but hundreds of jobs still at risk
A rescue deal to save around 70 Homebase outlets from closure is still expected to result in the loss of hundreds of jobs. The DIY retailer, which has eight stores in Northern Ireland, is reportedly lining up insolvency practitioners at the Teneo consultancy,
Homebase stores to become The Range after Chris Dawson rescue deal
Plymouth retail mogul Chris Dawson has rescued Homebase after it collapsed into administration - saving 1,600 jobs. Mr Dawson’s company CDS Superstores, owner of The Range and Wilko, acquired the Homebase brand name, intellectual property, and up to 70 of its UK stores.
The Range to take over 70 Homebase stores in rescue deal
The Range will take over and eventually rebrand about 70 Homebase stores in a pre-pack deal. However 1,600 jobs are expected to be lost by Homebase’s failure. The Range is also taking over Homebase’s brand and ecommerce business, and will take on around 1,600 of the DIY chain’s employees.
'Del Boy Billionaire' saves Homebase! Retail tycoon who became one of Britain's richest men with The Range strikes rescue deal saving up to 1,600 jobs - but 49 stores remain at risk
The deal to save Homebase by Chris Dawson, whose company CDS Superstores acts as parent company to The Range, was confirmed this afternoon by administrator Teneo.
The Range closes in on Homebase deal as DIY retailer set to go into administration
Sky News has learnt that administrators are being lined up to handle a pre-pack sale of scores of Homebase stores amid hopes that a significant number of the company's remaining jobs can be salvaged.
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Homebase collapse puts 2,000 jobs at risk ahead of Christmas: 'Del boy' billionaire steps in to save some stores
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The Homebase shops in Lancashire at risk as DIY chain 'set for administration'
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Full list of Homebase stores at risk of closure in the South West
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Full list of Homebase stores still at risk - with two in Lancashire
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Full list of Homebase stores as 49 are still at risk of closure
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