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Homebase company history timeline

2014

In May 2014, Homebase launched the Homebase Design Centres.

2015

In April 2015, former Tesco executive Echo Lu succeeded Paul Loft as Managing Director.

2016

Wesfarmers announced in June 2016 that it had cancelled the plans by Home Retail Group to close seven stores, and would seek to prevent the closure of eleven others.

2017

An additional three were planned to be opened by June 2017, with up to six more completed by the end of the year.

2018

Hilco took ownership of the business on 12 June 2018.

Homebase secured a £95 million asset lending contract with Wells Fargo Capital Finance on 26 November 2018.

2019

The stores identified for closure in the CVA were planned to close by the beginning of 2019.

2020

In February 2020, it was announced that Homebase had returned to profit earlier than initially forecast, with nearly all of its 164 locations profitable.

Hilco put Homebase back up for sale in November 2020.

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