Department Stores
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Jan- 2021 -22 January
Selfridges endures ‘most difficult year’ thanks to 2019 performance
Selfridges has endured the “most difficult year” in its 113-year history, but was able to weather the storm. The chain…
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22 January
John Lewis repays £300m to the Treasury early
John Lewis has announced it has repaid £300m early to the Treasury and the Bank of England Covid Corporate Financing…
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13 January
Debenhams to shutter six stores, 320 jobs affected
Debenhams has announced that six of its sites will no longer reopen this year, as part of the group’s ongoing…
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13 January
John Lewis Partnership to enforce face coverings in stores
John Lewis Partnership has announced it will tighten its Covid-19 rules by insisting that all customers wear a face covering…
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7 January
B&M revenue soars 23% in Q3
The UK’s largest variety goods value retailer, B&M, has reported a growth in revenue of 22.5% for the 13 weeks…
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Dec- 2020 -7 December
Frasers Group in Debenhams takeover talks
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has entered discussions involving a possible takeover of Debenhams, the group confirmed today. It comes as…
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2 December
John Lewis halts international business plans
John Lewis has announced that it is shutting its international business operations only weeks before Christmas, according to The Times.…
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1 December
Debenhams fears collapse as JD exits rescue talks
JD Sports has confirmed it has pulled out of rescue deal talks for Debenhams earlier today (1 December). The sports…
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Nov- 2020 -30 November
Arcadia collapse could throw JD’s Debenhams takeover into doubt
A potential collapse at its largest concession holder Arcadia could reportedly throw the takeover of Debenhams by JD Sports into…
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26 November
ScS appoints new CEO as trading remains steady
ScS has reported its trading remains “in line with expectations”, alongside the announcement of a new chief CEO ahead of…
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