What is Home Retail Group?
{{Infobox company | name = Home Retail Group plc | trade_name = '''Home Retail Group''' | logo = | logo_caption = | type = {{Flat list| *[[Public limited company|Public]] *[[Subsidiary]] }} | industry = [[Retail]]ing | fate = Acquired by [[Sainsbury's]] plc | predecessor = [[GUS (retailer)|GUS plc]] | successor = | founded = {{Start date and age|2006|10|10|df=yes}} | founder = <!-- or: | founders = --> | defunct = {{End date and age|2016|09|02|df=yes}} | hq_location = 489-499 Avebury Boulevard, Saxon Gate West | hq_location_city = [[Milton Keynes]], [[Buckinghamshire]], MK9 2NW | hq_location_country = [[United Kingdom]] | area_served = [[United Kingdom]] | key_people = John Coombe, [[Chairman]]<br>[[John Walden (businessman)|John Walden]], [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] | products = [[Consumer goods]] | owner = [[Sainsbury's]] <small>(2016–present)</small> | num_employees = | subsid = [[Argos (retailer)|Argos]] <small>(1998–16: sold [[Sainsbury's]])</small> <br>[[Homebase]] <small>(2006–16)</small> <br>[[Habitat (retailer)|Habitat]] <small>(2011–16: sold sainsbury's)</small> | num_employees_year = till closure<!-- Year of num_employees data (if known) --> | parent = [[Sainsbury's|J Sainsbury's]] | website = {{URL|www.homeretailgroup.com}} }} '''Home Retail Group plc''' was one of the [[United Kingdom|UK]]'s leading home and general merchandise retailers. It is the parent company of [[Argos (retailer)|Argos]] and [[Habitat (retailer)|Habitat]]. It is listed on the [[London Stock Exchange]] and is a constituent of the [[FTSE 250 Index]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2011-06-24|title=Habitat stores enter administration as part of sale|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-13901123|access-date=2023-06-09}}</ref> Home Retail Group owns a number of well-known brands, including [[Alba (brand)|Alba]], [[Bush (brand)|Bush]], [[Chad Valley (toy brand)|Chad Valley]], Challenger, [[Cherokee (company)|Cherokee]], Cooksworks, [[Habitat (retailer)|Habitat]], Heart of House, [[Hygena]], Schreiber, and