Interview: How The Range plans to keep the Homebase brand alive

The Range parent group CDS Superstores is slowly building its portfolio of British household names, after billionaire owner Chris Dawson swooped in to snap up the Homebase brand and up to 70 of its stores out of administration late last year.
The value group, which also owns Wilko, kicked off 2025 by relaunching the DIY and garden retailer’s website and unveiling its first set of new-format superstores.
The nine stores, all refurbishments of existing Homebase units, mark the first tranche