Irvine, CA, Aug. 31—HomeBase, Inc. Is changing its corporate name to House2Home, Inc., effective September 8. The company's common stock is expected to begin trading under the new symbol of "HTH" on the New York Stock Exchange at the opening of business on September 10.

Earlier this month, the company completed a multi-phase conversion program that involved closing all of the company's 89 HomeBase home improvement warehouses and converting a total of 42 of those stores to its new House2Home home decorating concept. Following a five store House2Home pilot program, in December the company announced its decision to exit the home improvement sector and transition into the home furnishings market.

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