Three further former Homebase branches have been snapped up by a rival.
Wickes has acquired three branches at Bury St Edmunds, Dunfermline and Leeds Moor Allerton, which will close on Monday before reopening later in the year. The store’s 55 employees are being retained.
Wickes previously acquired a unit in Northampton in July, which is still closed for refurbishment.
‘We are delighted to be acquiring these former Homebase stores and welcoming all colleagues currently working there into the Wickes family. The acquisition of these four stores is a further boost to our ambitious store opening programme as we look to grow the Wickes brand,’ says David Wood, Wickes chief executive.
Since Homebase’s collapse, The Range and Wilko parent CDS has taken on up to 70 branches and B&Q five in the UK and three in the Republic of Ireland.
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