In message , at 22:54:45 on Sun, 24
Jun 2018, alan_m remarked:

On 24/06/2018 22:38, Rod Speed wrote:

We have seen a lot of that with ISPs particularly.

Homebase purchased by incompetent Assies?

Irrespective of the nationality of the buyers, Homebase is a classic
example of a store which has been passed from one successor to another
for a very long time.

In retrospect the acquisition of Texas Homecare in 1995 probably grew to
operation beyond what was sustainable. And that was the second time
Texas had been sold, so they were well into the "hot potato" territory
by them.

Interesting that Texas was a "pile it high" DIY outlet, whereas Homebase
more of a soft furnishings store in a shed. Bunnings were trying to go
back to the former model.
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Roland Perry