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Company type | Public |
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| NYSE: HBI | |
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| Fate | Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Liquidation |
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| Headquarters | Irvine, California |
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HomeBase was a home improvement warehouse chain in the Western United States based in Irvine, California.
History
Robert J. McNulty and George Handgis founded the chain as a warehouse club called the HomeClub, opening the first two stores in Norwalk and Fountain Valley, California, in 1983. It went public in 1985, trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol HBI.
In 1985, it was acquired by Zayre, a Framingham, Massachusetts-based discount department store chain. After Zayre was acquired by Ames, HomeClub was spun off under a new company called Waban Inc., which also owned BJ's Wholesale Club. In 1991, it discontinued its membership program and adopted the HomeBase name shortly thereafter.
The chain expanded to 89 stores by the mid-1990s, becoming the sixth largest home improvement retailer in the United States. Although it outperformed competitors like Orchard Supply Hardware and Builders Square, it could not match the growth or pricing power of The Home Depot or Lowe's. On December 5, 2000, after several dramatically unprofitable years, it was announced that 67 of its stores would be converted to a home decorating superstore chain, House2Home, and the remainder closed. House2Home would fare no better, filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on November 7, 2001, and ceasing operations by early 2002.
References
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Susan, Deemer (August 2, 1999). "Hardware wars heating up in Los Angeles, Orange Counties". Los Angeles Business Journal. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012 – via AllBusiness.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Canlen, Brae (January 8, 2001). "HomeBase seeks new shelter from competitive storm". Home Channel News. Archived from the original on March 16, 2011 – via Find Articles at BNET.
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