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I have a £25 voucher for B&Q but find it hard to see anything I actually want.

In the end more than likely buy some plants or something for the garden

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When there was an abundance of DIY programs on telly the ensuing trade was enough to keep several different DIY stores in business. But now it's all cooking programs, and being as it's nicer to eat tasty food than to be up a ladder behind a paint brush it's no contest....Bon Apetite....

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Homebase has gone from near me and good riddance. Overpriced and overated they can't compare with 'The Range' who have taken over the premises.

Huge stocks of household goods at very good prices,and the gardening section is brilliant with quality plants at very competetive prices.Homebase was rubbish compared to this outfit and a full car park proves it...their selection and prices will have the local Wilkos worried too.

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running a business isn't easy nowadays - once you could start in a grocery store and become a Prime Minister!

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1. Younger people aren't interested or can't do simple DIY jobs.
2. B&Q stock everything you don't want.
3. Tool Station is cheap, and good website. Owned by Wickes.
4. Axminster for tools. Good website and tech support.
5. Screwfix - now the whisper is that B&Q are downsizing into more Screwfix outlets.
6. Rutlands for tools. Good website.

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My nearest branch of Homebase went last year. (It was inconvenient as it meant travelling further to order my bathroom conversion, and some duplication of effort as they didn't have any record of the work done by the first chap I went to.)

I wonder how much difference this'll make?

http://www.theguardian.com/business/...ngs-takes-over

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We've lost our Focus store, sadly missed, then our local DIY closed, it was expensive. Now Wickes has arrived, mostly full of kitchen units and uninteresting stuff, basic paint range and lots of wood. Very boring for anyone who needs ideas or has ideas of improving their home.
With a bit of luck Homedepot will seize the opportunity to arrive here from the US, it's amazing. Stuff in there we've never imagined!

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Just heard Homebase has been taken over by someone, hopefully it will improve.

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Yes, that was why I bumped this thread.

But whether it'll mean improvement is another matter.

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I understand that Homebase and Argos were wanted by Sainsburys, but somebody else managed to get Homebase. Not sure who it was but, if it is a company already in that market, maybe they also have a store in the area of the ones that are to be closed, so it would be cheaper to have both stores under the same roof.