Department Stores
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Oct- 2018 -30 October
Sofa.com to replace ScS at House of Fraser
Furniture specialists Sofa.com is set to introduce its products to seven House of Fraser outlets, replacing some of the ScS…
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30 October
Selfridges opens in-store skate park
Selfridges has opened an indoor skate park in its London flagship store as part of refurbishment work in its menswear…
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25 October
ScS to pull concessions from House of Fraser
Furniture and floorings retail chain, ScS, has announced it will cease trading within House of Fraser stores in its trading…
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25 October
Debenhams to close 50 stores amid record £491m loss
Debenhams has announced it will close 50 stores after reporting a record annual loss of £491.5m in the year to…
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22 October
Debenhams ‘could close a third of its stores’
It is rumoured Debenhams could be closing up to a third of its stores following a series of profit warnings…
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22 October
House of Fraser’s Manchester Kendal store to close
House of Fraser has confirmed the closure of its flagship Kendals department store in Manchester, after rescue talks with landlords…
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17 October
‘Mixed weather’ leads to John Lewis and Partnership sales slip
John Lewis and Waitrose have both reported a sales decrease for its 11th week of trading, dragged down by a…
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12 October
Sports Direct acquires HoF Glasgow store in ‘Harrods of the North’ ambition
House of Fraser today (Friday 12 October) vowed to create the “Harrods of the North” – after announcing a £95m…
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2 October
Debenhams merchandising director leaves amid trouble with insurers
Debenhams merchandising director Adele Calderwood has reportedly stepped down following yesterday’s news that the company’s insurers had pulled out. Calderwood,…
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2 October
Sports Direct ousts entire House of Fraser management team
Sports Direct has announced it has dismissed the entire management and executive team of House of Fraser following the department…
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