Homebase

Our local Dobbies is one of those closing. It was originally planned for mid January but they recently announced they are closing a week before Christmas. Wonderful timing for the workers there, but those at the top rarely care.

 

The homebase near me now has a closing down administration sale but the reduction on most products is only from 10-20% so still dearer than most of their competition. It's sad for the staff as most had been there years and years but it was never particularly busy.

 

The Homebase here closed years ago. The one in the town where I was working at the time closed then as well.

 

My local one is still doing its closing down sale , the arent rock bottom prices though

 

When I looked in Homebase the prices were only 10% to 20% off. Still cheaper to buy elsewhere which probably explains why they aren't doing well.

 

My OH called in at our local branch at lunchtime. Things reduced by as much as 50% but lots of empty shelves where things such as tools and paints had been. He got the impression that a lot of "easily sellable" items had been removed, rather than actually sold to members of the public.

 

I went to my local one yesterday. Picked up garden canes and netting at over 50% off.

 

Probably returned to/seized by supplier as settlement of unpaid invoices etc. 'Title is retained in goods until payment is received' being standard terms of supply.