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Homebase has collapsed into administration, putting 2,000 jobs at risk. Hilco, the owner of Homebase, had been looking to sell the struggling retailer but has not managed to find an outright buyer.

A retail tycoon nicknamed the “Del Boy billionaire” is on the cusp of a deal to rescue scores of Homebase stores as the DIY ...