Appointment of Brokers

Home Retail Group Plc
21 December 2006



21 December 2006


                             Home Retail Group plc

                     Appointment of joint corporate brokers


Home Retail Group plc, the UK's leading home and general merchandise retailer,
announces that it has appointed Merrill Lynch International and UBS Investment
Bank to act as joint corporate brokers.



Enquiries

Home Retail Group

Richard Ashton         Finance Director             01908 600 291
Stuart Ford            Head of Investor Relations


Finsbury

Alice Macandrew                                     020 7251 3801





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