Competition watchdog to examine B&Q acquisition of Homebase stores in Waterford, Navan and Letterkenny
B&Q Ireland is a subsidiary of Kingfisher, which operates in a number of countries across Europe as B&Q, Screwfix, Castorama, Brico Dépôt and TradePoint.
Ireland's competition watchdog is to examine the acquisition by retailer B&Q of Homebase outlets in Waterford, Navan and Letterkenny.
The DIY hardware chain said it acquired the three leasehold stores for a total purchase price of £3.2m (€3.86m) with the stores to be rebranded to join B&Q's eight existing outlets in the Republic of Ireland.
