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Department Stores

Department Stores focuses on the strategies, performance, and transformation of leading UK department store groups. This section examines trading updates, leadership changes, store formats, and digital innovation among major retail players. Retail Sector’s Department Stores coverage provides insight into how these multi-category retailers are adapting to evolving consumer expectations, online competition, and market pressures — offering retail professionals valuable intelligence on business models, partnerships, and growth strategies shaping the sector’s future.

Department Stores

Department Stores focuses on the strategies, performance, and transformation of leading UK department store groups. This section examines trading updates, leadership changes, store formats, and digital innovation among major retail players. Retail Sector’s Department Stores coverage provides insight into how these multi-category retailers are adapting to evolving consumer expectations, online competition, and market pressures — offering retail professionals valuable intelligence on business models, partnerships, and growth strategies shaping the sector’s future.

Mike Ashley moves to take control of Debenhams

Mike Ashley has announced plans to remove all the directors at Debenhams, except Rachel…

John Lewis profits fall to £160m

John Lewis has slashed its employees’ annual bonus to 3% as the department store recorded a…

Debenhams issues fresh profit warning

The statement Debenhams made in January to say it was on track to deliver profits in line…

Former Debenhams and John Lewis director to launch own brand

Jo Hooper, a former womenswear director at John Lewis and Debenhams is set to launch her own…

John Lewis shortlists six start-ups for its innovation programme

The John Lewis Partnership has shortlisted six retail start-ups to its innovation programme…

Philip Day eyes M&S and House of Fraser stores

Retail entrepreneur and Edinburgh Wooden Mill boss Philip Day is reportedly in talks to…

Liberty London ‘could be sold for £300m’

The owner of Liberty London has reportedly brought the luxury department store to market for…

Debenhams secures £40m cash injection

Debenhams has received a £40m cash injection from lenders in order to buy it more time as it…

Warehouse supplying HoF to shut affecting 280 jobs

A warehouse which supplies deliveries to House of Fraser is set to close later this year,…

Debenhams to ‘close 20 stores’ in CVA plan

Debenhams could reveal plans to close 20 stores as this week, the embattled department store…