Texas Homecare was a chain of do it yourself (DIY) stores in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The firm operated from 1972 until 1996, with some stores lasting until 1999.[1]
Texas Homecare was first established in 1972 by Manny, Sydney and Gerald Fogel, who had previously founded the high street specialist paint and wallpaper chain Home Charm.[2] Using an American business model as inspiration, they revolutionised the UK's DIY market. Texas specialised in higher-volume, lower-margin DIY products. However, in the 1980s the company was adversely affected by the recession and depressed housing market, and was acquired first by Ladbrokes and later by J Sainsbury plc, before merging with and being replaced by Homebase.
Acquisitionedit
Having acquired Texas Homecare in 1986, Ladbrokes sold the business to J Sainsbury in 1995.[3] At the time of the purchase, Texas had more than 11,600 staff, while Homebase had c. 4,500. As part of the acquisition, 26 Texas stores closed and Sainsbury's converted the remaining stores to the Homebase brand.[4] The conversion to Homebase was completed in 1999, when the Texas Homecare brand was discontinued.[5]
In 2000, the former chief executive of Texas Homecare, Ron Trenter, made an unsuccessful bid for Homebase.[6]
Advertisingedit
In its early years, Texas was famous for its television advertising slogan: 'Texas — THE BIG ONE!'. In later years, the company used a fictional character, Texas Tom, in its advertising. During the early 1990s, this campaign was altered slightly, referring to 'Only At Tom's Place!'.
^Nigel Cope (18 April 2019). "Woolworths to BHS - the old favourites vanished from our struggling high streets". mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
^Steven Fogel (16 October 2015). "Joseph Gerald Fogel". Retrieved 19 April 2022 – via PressReader.
^Nigel Cope (25 January 1995). "Sainsbury's buys out Texas DIY". The Independent. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
^In Brief (16 May 1995). "International Briefs; In Brief". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
^J Sainsbury plc (1998). "J Sainsbury plc: Annual Report And Accounts 1998" (PDF). annualreports.com. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
^Kate Rankine (25 August 2000). "Ex-Texas chief may join Homebase bid". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
External linksedit
Texas Homecare
Texas Tom TV advert from the 1980s
November 28, 2023
texas, homecare, chain, yourself, stores, united, kingdom, ireland, firm, operated, from, 1972, until, 1996, with, some, stores, lasting, until, 1999, typesubsidiaryfounded1972foundersmanny, fogelsydney, fogelgerald, fogeldefunct19961999, last, stores, fateacq. Texas Homecare was a chain of do it yourself DIY stores in the United Kingdom and Ireland The firm operated from 1972 until 1996 with some stores lasting until 1999 1 Texas HomecareTypeSubsidiaryFounded1972FoundersManny FogelSydney FogelGerald FogelDefunct19961999 last few stores FateAcquiredSuccessorHomebaseHeadquartersHolborn London United KingdomParentLadbrokes 1986 1995 Sainsbury s 1995 1999 Contents 1 History 1 1 Acquisition 1 2 Advertising 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editTexas Homecare was first established in 1972 by Manny Sydney and Gerald Fogel who had previously founded the high street specialist paint and wallpaper chain Home Charm 2 Using an American business model as inspiration they revolutionised the UK s DIY market Texas specialised in higher volume lower margin DIY products However in the 1980s the company was adversely affected by the recession and depressed housing market and was acquired first by Ladbrokes and later by J Sainsbury plc before merging with and being replaced by Homebase Acquisition edit Having acquired Texas Homecare in 1986 Ladbrokes sold the business to J Sainsbury in 1995 3 At the time of the purchase Texas had more than 11 600 staff while Homebase had c 4 500 As part of the acquisition 26 Texas stores closed and Sainsbury s converted the remaining stores to the Homebase brand 4 The conversion to Homebase was completed in 1999 when the Texas Homecare brand was discontinued 5 In 2000 the former chief executive of Texas Homecare Ron Trenter made an unsuccessful bid for Homebase 6 Advertising edit In its early years Texas was famous for its television advertising slogan Texas THE BIG ONE In later years the company used a fictional character Texas Tom in its advertising During the early 1990s this campaign was altered slightly referring to Only At Tom s Place See also editHomebase Great Mills Do It All Payless DIY Focus DIY B amp QReferences edit Nigel Cope 18 April 2019 Woolworths to BHS the old favourites vanished from our struggling high streets mirror co uk Retrieved 19 April 2022 Steven Fogel 16 October 2015 Joseph Gerald Fogel Retrieved 19 April 2022 via PressReader Nigel Cope 25 January 1995 Sainsbury s buys out Texas DIY The Independent Retrieved 4 November 2016 In Brief 16 May 1995 International Briefs In Brief The New York Times Retrieved 19 April 2022 J Sainsbury plc 1998 J Sainsbury plc Annual Report And Accounts 1998 PDF annualreports com Retrieved 19 April 2022 Kate Rankine 25 August 2000 Ex Texas chief may join Homebase bid The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 4 November 2016 External links editTexas Homecare Texas Tom TV advert from the 1980s Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Texas Homecare amp oldid 1165575054, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
