Hilco took £25m in dividends from Homebase despite £10.6m in UK Covid aid
Many other large UK retailers have handed back government supports
Many other large UK retailers have handed back government supports
Pretax profits rise by 89% to €8m at Irish arm of retailer which operates 10 stores
Second major purchase for AM Alpha in Dublin this year
A mix of strawberry varieties carefully selected can extend the harvesting season
The service is mainly used by young women to spread the cost of clothing and shoes
DCC subsidiary takes over lease at Fonthill Business Park unit at rent of €7.53 per sq ft
Jysk due to open for business at Gulliver’s Retail Park in Santry in October
Customers get glimpse of what retail in the future may be like as they focus on getting in, getting out and getting home
‘We need something to do for our mental health if we’re stuck in if there’s a lockdown’
Liverpool left-back says heroic season counts for nothing in final
Retailer seeks order quashing An Bord Pleanála decision
Disappointing sales add to seasonal woes for troubled retailer
It is unknown as yet whether the chain’s Irish outlets are affected by the move
But company says it is on track to grow gross margin in the full year
Amazon eyes UK Homebase stores and Ford warnings over Brexit
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Store also plans to cut 1,500 jobs as struggling home-improvement chain seeks to shore up performance
California jury has ordered a Bayer subsidiary to pay €254m for not warning of cancer risks posed by its main weed killer
DIY chain with 11 Irish outlets was bought by restructuring experts Hilco in May
Weaker oil prices hit majors, including Tullow Oil, BP and Royal Dutch Shell
Restructuring specialist Hilco buys DIY group after Australian retailer learns an expensive lesson
We lost our DIY skills in the boom when we we got notions and hired people to do things for us
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Australian owners write down almost £600m after totally misjudging market
Investors remain spooked by threat of inflation in US
Wesfarmers is reviewing future of its 250 Homebase stores in UK and Ireland after bungling 2016 takeover
Fashion and homeware retailer cites weaker pound and ‘challenging’ trading conditions
Home furnishings and womenswear group says its full-year earnings will take £2.8m hit
Dublin centres have less than 4% space available, according to BNP Paribas Real Estate
Improvement despite takeover by Sainsbury’s and poor weather
Plus: Homebase has experts on all things fairy
Irish operation has accumulated losses of more than €22m in past three years
Deal expected to complete in third quarter of year assuming no intervention by authority
Junction One in Antrim and The Outlet outside Banbridge cover 95 acres in total
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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