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Full list of Homebase stores at risk of closing as company heads for administration – is YOUR local shop affected?

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Homebase looks to be heading for administration, with the garden chain appointing insolvency experts which could mean jobs and 130 shops across the UK are at risk.

The troubled chain is preparing to line up Teneo to handle an insolvency process, after it announced a loss of £84.2 million last year.

Hilco Capital, which bought the retailer for £1 in 2018, looked at cost-saving measures earlier this year which it blamed on customers being more cautious in their spending habits.

If the beloved DIY chain collapses, it will be yet another major blow to British high streets, after the downfalls of The Body Shop and Wilko.

Many will be left fearing that their local Homebase could be closing down – after relying on stores since they first opened in 1981. 

Below is a full list of the 130 Homebase stores currently operating in the UK and Ireland – and therefore now at risk of closure.  

Many will be left fearing that their local Homebase could be closing down – after relying on stores since they first opened in 1981

Homebase looks to be heading for administration, with the garden chain appointing insolvency experts which could mean jobs and 130 shops are at risk. File photo

Homebase looks to be heading for administration, with the garden chain appointing insolvency experts which could mean jobs and 130 shops are at risk. File photo

In August, Sainsbury’s agreed to acquire all 10 Homebase stores and convert them into supermarkets in a deal which is anticipated to create around 1,000 new jobs. 

The locations set for conversion are located in Sutton Coldfield, Bromsgrove, Cromer, Derry/Londonderry, Fareham, Inverurie, Lowestoft, Newark, Omagh and Rugby. 

Damian McGloughlin, the managing director of Homebase, told suppliers in August it would begin an ‘active sale process’ to seek new investment.

The chain is reported to be in talks with The Range and B&M but no sales came.

According to Sky News, The Range is considering buying 75 stores as part of a process where a business sells its assets before administration, in a move which could save 1,500 jobs.

Simon Roberts, chief executive officer of Sainsbury’s said: ‘Sainsbury’s food business continues to go from strength to strength as we push ahead with our Next Level Sainsbury’s plan.

‘We have the best combination of value and quality in the market and that’s winning us customers from all our key competitors and driving consistent growth in volume market share.

FULL LIST OF 130 HOMEBASE STORES AT RISK OF CLOSURE

Below is a full list of the 130 Homebase stores currently operating in the UK and Ireland – and therefore now at risk of closure:

Drogheda 

Dublin

Dublin

Letterkenny

Navan

Portlaoise

Sligo

Waterford

Abingdon

Alnwick

Altrincham

Ashbourne

Barnstaple

Basildon

Basingstoke

Berwick-upon-Tweed

Bicester

Biggleswade

Birmingham

Birmingham

Birmingham

Bishop Auckland

Bishop’s Stortford

Blandford Forum

Blyth

Bodmin

Bracknell

Bradford

Bristol

Broadstairs

Bury Saint Edmunds

Cannock

Chatham

Cheltenham

Chester

Chichester

Christchurch

Clitheroe

Colchester

Coventry

Daventry

Derby

Derby

East Dereham

Eastbourne

Epsom

Farnham

Felixstowe

Folkestone

Frome

Gateshead

Gloucester

Godalming

Harlow

Harrogate

Herne Bay

Hexham

High Wycombe

Honiton

Horsham

Hove

Hull

Huntingdon

Leamington Spa

Ledbury

Leeds

Leicester

Leighton Buzzard

Lewes

London

London

London

London

Luton

Maidenhead

Maidstone

Market Harborough

Middlesex

Milton Keynes

Morecambe

Newcastle Under Lyme

Newmarket

Newton Abbot

Norwich

Norwich

Nottingham

Oldbury

Orpington

Oxford

Poole

Rayleigh

Reigate

Romford

Ruislip

Saffron Walden

Selby

Sevenoaks

Sheffield

Sheffield

Sittingbourne

Sleaford

St. Albans

Staines

Stamford

Stockport

Stroud

Sudbury, Suffolk

Telford

Tiverton

Truro

Tunbridge Wells

Waltham Cross

Winchester

Wirral

Woking

Wolverhampton

Worcester

Antrim

Bangor

Belfast

Belfast

Cookstown

Craigavon

Dumfries

Dunfermline

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Glenrothes

Hamilton

Oban

Wales

Bridgend

Haverfordwest

The chain is reported to be in talks with The Range and B&M but no sales came. Pictured: Homebase in Poole

The chain is reported to be in talks with The Range and B&M but no sales came. Pictured: Homebase in Poole

Homebase currently operates around 144 locations across the UK, with its first store opening in Croydon in April 1981. Pictured: Homebase in Winchester

Homebase currently operates around 144 locations across the UK, with its first store opening in Croydon in April 1981. Pictured: Homebase in Winchester

Damian McGloughlin, the managing director of Homebase, told suppliers in August it would begin an 'active sale process' to seek new investment

Damian McGloughlin, the managing director of Homebase, told suppliers in August it would begin an ‘active sale process’ to seek new investment

A map showing the 10 locations set for conversion into Sainsbury's

A map showing the 10 locations set for conversion into Sainsbury’s

Sainsbury's (stock image) agreed to acquire all 10 Homebase shops and convert them into supermarkets in a deal which is anticipated to create around 1,000 new jobs

Sainsbury’s (stock image) agreed to acquire all 10 Homebase shops and convert them into supermarkets in a deal which is anticipated to create around 1,000 new jobs 

‘We want to build on this momentum which is why we are growing our supermarket footprint.

‘Our ambition is to be customers’ first choice for food and these new stores will showcase some of the best that Sainsbury’s supermarkets have to offer to even more communities around the country.’

This move follows reports that Homebase’s owner, Hilco Capital, is preparing to sell the company after being approached by The Range.

Hilco Capital purchased Homebase from Wesfarmers in 2018 for £1. It has closed Homebase has closed 106 stores since it was taken over by the company.

Homebase currently operates around 144 locations across the UK, with its first store opening in Croydon in April 1981.

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