LONDON (Dow Jones)--Home Retail Group Plc (HOME.LN), announced Thursday it purchased 130,000 ordinary shares of 10 pence for an average price of 234.99 pence per share. MAIN FACTS: -The purchased shares will be cancelled. -Shares closed Thursday at 240.10 pence -By Zechariah Hemans, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9411; [email protected] (END) Dow Jones Newswires July 22, 2010 13:32 ET (17:32 GMT)