Home and garden retailer Homebase gears up to launch online shopping offering in Ireland

Homebase will launch a dedicated Irish website this August, offering thousands of products in gardening, DIY, decorating and other categories for home delivery, including garden furniture, barbecues, pain, power tools and storage units.

This is part of a wider transformation by CDS Superstores, parent company of The Range, Wilko and Homebase. It acquired Homebase in 2024, and has since converted 55 of its stores into The Range outlets.

In a LinkedIn post, Homebase said: “We’re thrilled to announce the upcoming launch of Homebase.ie, a revitalised online shopping experience designed especially for our Irish customers. Launching this August, it will offer over 40,000 trusted home and garden products, Click & Collect in as little as one hour at Garden Centres by Homebase (within The Range stores) and convenient home delivery across Ireland.”

It added: “This marks a major milestone in our digital transformation journey, following the successful UK relaunch and the expansion of Garden Centres by Homebase across Ireland and the UK. As part of the CDS Superstores family, we’re proud to invest in innovation and customer experience; and to continue serving Irish homes with quality, value and convenience.”

We’re doing all we can to support the wellbeing of our in-store teams, customers and local communities. Our stores are operating as usual, and we’ll let you know if anything changes. You can also continue to shop online where you can order products for home delivery. pic.twitter.com/ByJMcBCiYs

— Homebase (@Homebase_uk) March 20, 2020

2025 RTIH INNOVATION AWARDS

Online retail will be a key focus area at the 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards.

The awards, which are now open for entries, celebrate global tech innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.

Our 2024 hall of fame entrants were revealed during an event which took place at RIBA’s 66 Portland Place HQ in Central London on 21st November, and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by comedian Lucy Porter.

In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “The event is now into its sixth year and what a journey it has been. The awards started life as an online only affair during the Covid outbreak, before launching as a small scale in real life event and growing year on year to the point where we’re now selling out this fine, historic venue.”

He added: “Congratulations to all of our finalists. Many submissions did not make it through to the final stage, and getting to this point is no mean feat. Checkout-free stores, automated supply chains, immersive experiences, on-demand delivery, next generation loyalty offerings, inclusive retail, green technology. We’ve got all the cool stuff covered this evening.”

“But just importantly we’ve got lots of great examples of companies taking innovative tech and making it usable in everyday operations - resulting in more efficiency and profitability in all areas.”

Congratulations to our 2024 winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Lucy Porter, and all those who attended November's gathering. 

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