The Range Announces Latest Homebase Conversions

• Homebase stores in Woodside Park, Sheffield, Tiverton, Santry and Cookstown are set to reopen as The Range Superstores, with integrated Homebase Garden Centres this May

CDS Superstores, parent company of The Range and wilko, has confirmed the next burst of openings for its new-format superstores, following the acquisition of the Homebase brand and up to 70 of its stores.

Following previous announcements to launch 45 former Homebase stores across the country as The Range superstores, the retailer has announced four additional locations today: Santry, Republic of Ireland, Woodside Park, Sheffield, Tiverton and Cookstown, Northern Ireland.

These newly announced rebranded locations will officially open on 9^th May, offering customers a fresh shopping experience, combining the exceptional product variety The Range is known for with the home improvement expertise of Homebase and featuring ‘Garden Centres by Homebase’.

The stores will also follow The Range’s dog friendly initiative, allowing well-behaved four-legged shoppers in store, provided they are kept on a lead.

CDS plans to roll out up to 10 new superstores per month, with a goal of transforming up to 70 Homebase locations into this new format and securing up to 1,600 jobs throughout 2025. The Range has prioritised retaining and transferring team members from the acquired Homebase locations, ensuring continuity of employment for local communities.

Alex Simpkin, CEO of CDS Superstores, trading as The Range, wilko and Homebase, said: "We’re fully committed to retaining the best of Homebase’s heritage while introducing the broader product range and value that customers expect from us as The Range.

“While those Homebase stores acquired by CDS will continue to trade throughout the transition period, we’re focused on ensuring a seamless transfer of these locations into our new store format, with fifteen launches confirmed for this year so far.

“We’re also eager to help consumers nationwide by investing in the Homebase brand with the relaunch of www.homebase.co.uk, offering customers nationwide an upgraded shopping experience via a diverse range of products for all their home and garden projects. This latest development underscores CDS Superstores’ commitment to revitalising the retail landscape by blending trusted brands, preserving jobs and enhancing local economies.”

For more information on The Range, please visit: www.therange.co.uk and to explore the full range of products on offer on Homebase’s website visit: www.homebase.co.uk  

The current list of locations are: 

• Pollokshaws, Glasgow
• Christchurch, Bournemouth
• Kings Heath, Birmingham
• Newton Abbot
• Felixstowe
• Blyth
• Stroud
• Putney Road, Leicester
• Blandford Forum
• Penge
• Woking
• Leighton Buzzard
• Staines
• Ashbourne
• East Dereham
• Huntingdon
• Reigate
• Bicester
• Admiral Park, Eastbourne
• Morecambe
• Oxford
• Bodmin
• Loudwater
• Selby
• Craigleith Park, Edinburgh
• Horsham
• Ruislip
• Maidenhead
• Harrogate
• Sligo, ROI
• Drogheda, ROI
• Winchester
• Balloo Park, Bangor, NI
• Sittingbourne
• Frome
• Newmarket
• Portlaoise, ROI
• Nutgrove, ROI
• Bishop’s Stortford
• Sevenoaks
• Nutgrove, ROI
• Rayleigh Weir
• Drakehouse Park, Sheffield
• Haverfordwest
• Market Harborough (opening 2^nd May)
• Santry, ROI (opening 9^th May)
• Woodside Park, Sheffield (opening 9^th May)
• Tiverton (opening 9^th May)
• Cookstown, NI (opening 9^th May)

Source : The Range

Image : The Range/Homebase

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