{"id":84208,"date":"2018-03-30T17:49:09","date_gmt":"2018-03-30T10:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/homebase-is-undoubtedly-the-most-disastrous-retail-acquisition-in-the-uk-ever\/"},"modified":"2018-03-30T18:03:41","modified_gmt":"2018-03-30T11:03:41","slug":"homebase-is-undoubtedly-the-most-disastrous-retail-acquisition-in-the-uk-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/homebase-is-undoubtedly-the-most-disastrous-retail-acquisition-in-the-uk-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Homebase is undoubtedly the most disastrous retail acquisition in the UK ever\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nAustralia\u2019s Bunnings caught out by \u2018complexity\u2019 of British home improvements marketIt\u2019s an Aussie institution in crisis after aggressive management led to disgrace and embarrassment overseas. It also knows a thing or two about sandpaper.This is not the country\u2019s cricket side, but Bunnings, the Australian DIY retailer, that set out to conquer Britain by revamping Homebase but ended up writing off A$1bn (\u00a3547m) after a catalogue of major mistakes. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2018\/mar\/30\/homebase-is-undoubtedly-the-most-disastrous-retail-acquisition-in-the-uk-ever\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Homebase is undoubtedly the most disastrous retail acquisition in the UK ever\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Australia\u2019s Bunnings caught out by \u2018complexity\u2019 of British home improvements marketIt\u2019s an Aussie institution 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