The Irish Times

Hilco took £25m in dividends from Homebase despite £10.6m in UK Covid aid

Many other large UK retailers have handed back government supports

Thu Jan 13 2022 - 12:00

Homebase to close three of its 11 Irish stores

Store also plans to cut 1,500 jobs as struggling home-improvement chain seeks to shore up performance

Tue Aug 14 2018 - 18:43

Australian shops fighting ‘bag rage’ following plastic ban

Worker reportedly grabbed by throat as crackdown on single-use bags angers consumers

Sun Jul 01 2018 - 15:34

Bank of Ireland attracts interest as markets generally flat

Weaker oil prices hit majors, including Tullow Oil, BP and Royal Dutch Shell

Fri May 25 2018 - 18:57

Wesfarmers concedes defeat with £1 sale of Homebase

Restructuring specialist Hilco buys DIY group after Australian retailer learns an expensive lesson

Fri May 25 2018 - 16:52

Market turmoil, tracker scandals and sporting profits

Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from ‘The Irish Times’ business desk

Wed Feb 07 2018 - 06:34

Homebase takeover becomes tale of retail disaster

Australian owners write down almost £600m after totally misjudging market

Wed Feb 07 2018 - 05:25

Global stocks extend biggest sell-off since 2016

Investors remain spooked by threat of inflation in US

Mon Feb 05 2018 - 18:35

Homebase owner mulls exit from UK and Irish markets

Wesfarmers is reviewing future of its 250 Homebase stores in UK and Ireland after bungling 2016 takeover

Mon Feb 05 2018 - 07:08

Brexit vote overshadowed a busy year for North’s business

Jobs figures have been positive but uncertainty hangs over Bombardier

Tue Dec 27 2016 - 13:03

Argos has best sales performance for two years

Improvement despite takeover by Sainsbury’s and poor weather

Thu Jun 09 2016 - 07:52

Argos owner faces wait for approval on Sainsbury’s takeover

Deal expected to complete in third quarter of year assuming no intervention by authority

Wed Apr 27 2016 - 18:55

Sainsbury to buy Argos owner for £1.3bn

Deal will combine two of the UK’s biggest retailers in an effort to fight back against competition

Tue Feb 02 2016 - 07:38

Home Retail confirms Homebase sale to Wesfarmers

Homebase to rebrand as Bunnings in Ireland and the UK as it goes head-to-head with B&Q

Mon Jan 18 2016 - 09:53

Argos reports 2.2% drop in sales despite rise in digital trade

Owner Home Retail in talks to sell Homebase chain to Australia’s Wesfarmers

Thu Jan 14 2016 - 08:58

G20 leaders agree on push to close tax loopholes

Multinationals like Starbucks, Google and Apple to be subject to stricter tax laws

Sun Feb 23 2014 - 16:06