Texas Homecare material
- Ref. No: SA/SUB/TEX/3
- Format: Box
- Date: [c. 1990-1995]
- Level: File
- Extent: 1 box
- Access: Open
Also includes an issue of Press Digest and two issues of Daily Presscut - Corporate which contain compilations of photocopied press cuttings about Sainsbury's acquisition of Texas Homecare, January 1995.
Also contains a set of prepared questions and answers about Sainsbury's acquisition of Texas Homecare for staff dealing with the press, and duplicate sets of printouts from a presentation given by David J Sainsbury and Dino Adriano about Sainsbury's acquisition of Texas Homecare and the integration of it into Homebase, 25 January 1995.
There are also guidelines for staff about the correct use of the Texas Homecare corporate logo, the Gardenstore corporate logo and the Wrighton logo (Wrighton was a range of kitchens).
Also includes letters and leaflets to customers about the closure of some Texas Homecare stores. Some stores became Homebase stores. Also contains leaflets and promotional mail-outs to customers featuring special offers at Texas Homecare stores. Some of the promotional mail-outs have not been taken out of their envelopes.
Also contains a few A4 sheets on the historic development of Texas Homecare.
There are four duplicate paper napkins with 'Texas Pantry' written on each of them, and a slide of two men working in a workshop.
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Subfonds includes material relating to Homebase. Homebase, an innovation in supermarket-style DIY shopping, was founded in 1979 as a jont company 75%:25% with Belgian retailer GB-Inno-BM. The first Homebase store was opened in 1981 at Purley Way in Croydon. The company grew rapidly in 1995 when J Sainsbury plc bought out rival retailers Texas Homecare. 2 December 1996 was known as 'H Day' for Homebase. This marked the completion of the conversion of the first 40 Texas stores to the Homebase format and the remaining Texas stores were rebadged. 'H Day' also marked the launch of Homebase FM, the company's own in-store satellite radio that was launched in all the stores. In August 1996, J Sainsbury plc bought out its Homebase partner Belgian retailer, GB-Inno-BM (GIB) for £66 million. November 2002 Sainsbury's sold their shareholding in Homebase. Subfonds includes: Branch files for Homebase branches (including photographs and papers) Homebase promotional and advertising material Homebase product packaging Press releases and press cuttings Images of Homebases stores Images of Homebase transport vehicles. For other subsidiary and associate companies, see: SA/GIA (Giant Foods); SA/SBHS (Savacentre); SA/FRE (Freezer Centres); SA/SHAW (Shaw's); SA/TEX (Texas).
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