Yeap all went wrong years ago, taken over by an Australian brand ( bigger) I think, but market share dropped right off.Has collapsed. Shame, quite like shopping there.
Homebase collapses with 2,000 jobs at risk
Homebase enters administration, but The Range buys up to 70 stores and the brand.www.bbc.com
You used to be able to buy some simple and basic stuff quite cheap in Homebase and B&Q, but then they seemed to stop stocking that and it all became more expensive and they “diversified”. There really seems little excuse for a packet of screws or a light switch being twice as expensive as at Screwfix.Yeah I'm not sure why people would get tools and DIY stuff from there now when there's tool station and Screwfix much cheaper.
You used to be able to buy some simple and basic stuff quite cheap in Homebase and B&Q, but then they seemed to stop stocking that and it all became more expensive and they “diversified”. There really seems little excuse for a packet of screws or a light switch being twice as expensive as at Screwfix.
Locally they had already decided to turn the local Homebase into a Sainsbury’s. Great news for the B&Q which opened 18 months ago. Not so good from a traffic point of view and the car park is nowhere big enough. At least the staff have been offered jobs but even the young girl on the checkout wasn’t sure if she wanted it.
I think they had alot of issues with break-ins there too, which is mental given the position of the police stationThe one at Canley was shit for years before they closed it. Like they couldn't be arsed to get any stock in.
The one at Canley was shit for years before they closed it. Like they couldn't be arsed to get any stock in.
For me, it's convenience, I can walk down to B&Q in 5 mins and save a fiver in fuel over going to Screwfix.
For others who aren't in trades and don't really know what they're looking at, it probably helps to go into a store and pick up things and compare to what they already have etc.
the amount of waste for your average person must be insane. I needed a couple of picture hooks, I've now got a pack of 200. The chances of me ever using them are non existent.The problem with Screwfix and all these large stores really is that modern logistics 'best practice' doesn't really align very well with Joe Bloggs just wanting to buy a couple of wood screws.
the amount of waste for your average person must be insane. I needed a couple of picture hooks, I've now got a pack of 200. The chances of me ever using them are non existent.
It generally takes me nearly as many times to get a door handle properly attached to start with.What I have decided to is re-attach the door handle 5,000 times
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