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Call it high street meets home improvement. Homebase is the UK's #3 do-it-yourself home and garden supply superstore chain; it trails #2 Focus Do It All and market leader B&Q (owned by Kingfisher). Homebase has 300 stores and 1 million weekly customers. Its Web site offers some 10,000 items online for delivery, including hand tools, bed and bath linens, gardening supplies, plumbing fixtures, floor surfaces, and kitchen wares. Founded in 1979, Homebase opened its first store in Surrey in 1981. Formerly a unit of J. Sainsbury, that retailer sold most of Homebase to Schroder Ventures, a unit of Schroders, in 2000. J. Sainsbury retained an 18% interest in Homebase.
COMPETITION |
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Kingfisher plc (KNGFY)
Saint-Gobain Building Distribution (dossier)
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: March
2000 Sales (mil.): 1,909.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: (0.2)%
Employees: 17,211
Revenue per employee: $110,917.44
KEY PEOPLE |
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Rob Templeman
CEO
Steve Bradbury
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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Beddington House
Wallington Surrey SM6 0HB, United Kingdom
Phone: 44-2087-847-200
Fax: 44-2087-847-755
Online: Web Site
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