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DIY giant Wickes to create more than 2,000 jobs under major expansion plans

The retailer’s profits surged thanks to increased sales

The Independent UK

Wickes to create more than 2,000 jobs under aims to expand to 300 stores

The retailer is aiming to open four to five stores this year, before ramping up the opening programme to at least 10 a year from 2028.

Evening Standard

Which high street brands closed stores in 2025?

A raft of major UK retail and hospitality brand shut down stores across the UK this year, amid pressure on consumer finances and rising costs.

Evening Standard

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The high street brands that closed stores in 2025

From Claire’s to Pizza Hut

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All Battle Pass skins in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 1

New skins to grind for.

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Eufy’s impressive new security camera has finally arrived – here's how much it costs

The EufyCam S4 has been available for pre-order for a while, but it’s now on sale

B&Q owner lifts targets as sales boosted by weather and Homebase closures

Kingfisher reported a rise in profits and said they are set to reach the ‘upper end’ of current targets.

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B&Q sales surge as DIY giant capitalises on Homebase store closures

Their major rival Homebase shut more than 50 stores by March after tumbling into administration

The Independent UK

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In an age where data breaches and cyber threats are rampant, securing sensitive information has never been more critical.

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13 of the Best Paint Brands for Luxurious-Looking Interiors, as Rated by Professional Painters and Serial Redecorators

As it turns out, the people who know which paint brands really are the best are the people who paint walls with them day in and day out

Livingetc

M&S to open 12 new food halls across UK - including biggest store yet

M&S revealed its plans for expansion as Metropolitan Police continue to investigate a cyber attack that has hit the company financially

The Independent UK

Competition intensifies to buy UK supermarket stores despite uncertainty

Grocery properties are ‘proving to be one of the most resilient and attractive investment sectors’, according to research by Colliers.

The Independent UK

6 Trees That Landscape Designers Will Never Plant When They're Trying to Make a Garden More Private

Looking to create a more secluded outdoor space? These are the trees to avoid that won't actually help screen your garden from neighbors

Livingetc

Do Ho Suh: Walk the House review – all the des res of one man’s life, right down to the towel rails

The Korean conceptualist invites us into all the spaces he’s lived in, re-created full-size in paper, polyester and fabric. It’s a bit like a vast portrait made in Homebase

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How to grow tomatoes vertically — the trick to getting a bumper crop of homegrown tomatoes in a tiny garden

Not sure how to grow tomatoes in a small space? It's time to take them to new heights...

Evening Standard

Homebase shop closures: Full list of 33 stores closing in February

It comes after 13 of the DIY chain's branches were shut last month

The Guardian - UK

WH Smith sale plan could turn some areas into ‘postal deserts’, says union

Retailer operates 200 post offices and potential closures called ‘devastating, but sadly all too predictable’

Evening Standard

B&Q to convert five Homebase stores after £2.5m deal

The deal, worth £2.5 million, will see the stores converted to B&Q shops by the end of the year.

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The Independent UK

Restructurings could rise next year as Budget cost rises loom, warn experts

It comes after official figures pointed towards an uptick in insolvencies at the end of this year.

The Guardian - UK

Nearly 170,000 UK shop workers lost their jobs in 2024

Collapse of chains such as Homebase and Body Shop contributed to big rise, and another tough year is on the cards

Evening Standard

Almost 170,000 retail jobs axed in 2024 amid pain on high street

Figures compiled by the Centre for Retail Research showed that a number of major chain collapses contributed to a 41% jump in job losses.

The Guardian - UK

Homebase to live on within former stores reopened under the Range name

DIY brand will be used online and in some departments of new superstores opened from January

Evening Standard

Company failures rise with more businesses in ‘perilous’ position

A total of 1,966 registered company insolvencies in November was 13% higher than in October.

Evening Standard

Homebase’s £5m tax rebate delay revealed as 74 stores go up for sale

The stricken firm has set a deadline of the end of next week for potential buyers to snap up its remaining shops in the UK and Ireland

Ideal Home

Homebase has collapsed into administration leaving 2,000 jobs at risk - this is what the news means for shoppers

The future of 49 Homebase stores are unclear

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