Home Retail

Sainsbury's £1.4 Billion Takeover Of Home Retail Group Under Examination By Competition Watchdog

The British competition watchdog is to examine supermarket chain Sainsbury's takeover of Argos' parent Home Retail Group. The Competition and Markets Au...

Sainsbury To Cut Up To 850 Jobs Among Store Trainers

J Sainsbury Plc plans to cut as many as 850 jobs in training and night-shift operations days after it agreed to buy Home Retail Group Plc, the owner o...

Sainsbury Saves Shareholders By Refusing Argos Sweetener: Gadfly

Sainsbury's bid for Home Retail Group risked being the bargain that looked great in the shop, but not such good value once you got it home. When Steinho...

Home Retail Saga Over As Board To Recommend Sainsbury Offer

Home Retail Group Plc said its board will unanimously recommend J Sainsbury Plc’s £1.4 billion ($2 billion) bid after South African retailer St...

Steinhoff Snatches Darty And Leaves Home Retail For Sainsbury

Steinhoff International Holdings NV agreed to buy Darty Plc for £673 million ($975 million), snatching the European electronics retailer away fr...

Home Retail Shares Jump As Takeover Becomes $2-Billion Contest

Home Retail Group shares rose in early trading, after a takeover of the Argos-stores owner turned into a £1.4-billion ($2-billion) contest. Steinhof...

Steinhoff Counters Sainsbury With $2 Billion Home Retail Bid

Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd. made a 1.4 billion-pound ($2 billion) counter bid for Britain’s Home Retail Group Plc, taking on J Sainsbury Pl...

Sainsbury Agrees To Buy Home Retail For About $1.9 Billion

J Sainsbury Plc agreed to buy Home Retail Group Plc for about £1.3 billion ($1.9 billion), handing the British supermarket chain control ov...

Sainsbury And Home Retail Said To Near Agreement On Price