The Old St. Anthony’s Hardware building in 1942 and the newly renovated Homemart building

Opening of the new ‘Homemart’ showroom in Colombo 10 by Gnanam

On November 15th, Sri Lanka’s popular one-stop, general hardware and homeware supermarket, ‘Homemart’ opened at a new location at the old St Anthony’s Hardware Building at Sri Sangaraja Mawatha, Colombo 10.
Homemart, a subsidiary of St. Anthony’s Group is one of the oldest and largest hardware manufacturers and distributors in Sri Lanka. 

Being Sri Lanka’ s only hardware and homeware supermarket Homemart gained immense popularity since first opening its doors in Nawala in 2017, showcasing the largest selection of the nation’s most trusted brands at the most competitive prices.The new Homemart showroom will meet all hardware and homeware requirements of customers in Colombo suburbs.

The showroom was declared open by S. R Gnanam, the Chairman of St. Anthony’s Hardware (Pvt) Ltd. Praveen Gnanam, Managing Director, Directress Shirani Gnanam, Director Thayananthan, Director/General Manager Sarath Gamage of St. Anthony’s Hardware, were also present at the opening ceremony, along with other members of the organization’s senior management.  Commenting at the ceremonial opening, Managing Director stated, “This is the first location that my grandfather, A. Y. S Gnanam set up the St. Anthony’s Group in 1942. He worked here, built his business here, he even lived here and raised his young family on top of the stores in the early years.  This place was the first home he ever built, and to him, the people who worked at St. Anthony’s were his family. So, it seems fitting that this old building, the birthplace and home of St. Anthony’s takes on a new life as a Homemart.
Homemart offers an unprecedented selection of over 10,000 hardware and homeware products, across hundreds of brands, in coordination with over 200 local and international suppliers.

At Homemart one might find everything necessary for construction from the concrete for the foundation to the solar on the roof, from plumbing to paints, from roofing to machinery and tools, from electrical to everyday household consumables, from bathroom fittings to a large gardening range, to home appliance like blenders, stoves, vacuum cleaners, and water purifiers.