Texas Homecare

Texas Homecare was a chain of do it yourself (DIY) stores in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

[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.

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.

[5] In 2000, the former chief executive of Texas Homecare, Ron Trenter, made an unsuccessful bid for Homebase.

[6] In its early years, Texas was famous for its television advertising slogan: 'Texas — THE BIG ONE!'.