Debenhams
This coverage examines Debenhams’ trajectory, strategies, and impact within the UK retail sector. Reporting focuses on store operations, online developments, financial performance, brand repositioning, product ranges, and executive changes. Designed for retail professionals, it offers analysis of commercial decisions, market challenges, and opportunities relevant to department store management and broader apparel and homeware retailing.
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May- 2025 -12 MayClothing & Shoes
Debenhams Group exploring £175m debt refinancing deal
Debenhams Group, formerly known as Boohoo, is in discussions to refinance up to £175m worth of debt, according to reports from The Telegraph. The online fashion company is reportedly looking to access the high yield market for £50m of the proposed total. Debenhams Group has also sounded out several asset-backed…
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Apr- 2025 -3 AprilFeatures
Is going private the next big trend in retail?
Walgreens Boots Alliance was acquired by the American private equity firm Sycamore Partners in a deal valued at up to $23.7bn (£18.3 billion). Around the same time, Pepco Group, owner of Poundland, received interest from potential buyers for its 825-store Poundland business in the UK. With major retailers opting for…
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Mar- 2025 -31 MarchNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief-31/3/25
Primark CEO Paul Marchant has resigned with immediate effect following an investigation into an allegation regarding his behaviour towards a woman in a social setting. Parent company ABF launched an external probe, after which Marchant acknowledged his “error of judgement” and apologised to the individual, the board, and Primark employees.…
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31 MarchClothing & Shoes
Boohoo finalises Debenhams rebrand despite Frasers push-back
Boohoo Group has confirmed its rebrand to Debenhams Group at its General Meeting following the initial announcement of the name change earlier this month (11 March), despite strong opposition from Frasers Group. It comes as 62.04% voted in favour of changing the corporate name from Boohoo Group to Debenhams Group,…
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25 MarchFeatures
How hard is it to turnaround a legacy brand?
Britain has a long and storied history with retail having a number of companies which have been established for well over a century. However, in recent years many of these legacy brands have struggled, especially as retail has become so much about online. Many of these brands have had to…
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19 MarchDepartment Stores
Debenhams Group launches new credit payment option
Debenhams has unveiled DebenhamsPay+, a new credit payment option designed to give customers control over how they shop and pay. Following a successful trial since January, through DebenhamsPay+ customers can now pay in monthly interest-free instalments on orders of £15 or more. In addition, a new option, Flex It, provides…
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17 MarchFeatures
Can Boohoo’s rebrand solve its fast fashion woes?
In the run-up to Boohoo announcing its name change to Debenhams Group, the fashion business had battled an onslaught of media scrutiny – and we’re only halfway through the 2020s. Let’s recap this chain of events: in 2020, a Sunday Times investigation found that Boohoo suppliers in Leicester were getting…
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11 MarchNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief-11/3/25
Boohoo has rebranded as Debenhams Group following its acquisition of the high street department store in 2021, which it relaunched as an online-only business. The rebrand comes amid challenges for Boohoo’s youth-focused brands, including Boohoo, PrettyLittleThing, and MAN, which have required heavy discounting. The group reported a 16% revenue drop…
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11 MarchClothing & Shoes
Boohoo rebrands to Debenhams Group
Boohoo has announced that it is rebranding as Debenhams Group, having rescued the high street department store out of administration in 2021 and initially relaunched it as an online-only business. News of the rebrand comes as Boohoo incurred a one-off non-cash cost of roughly £40m on surplus stock in its…
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Feb- 2025 -24 FebruaryClothing & Shoes
Bershka and Pull&Bear to open at Glasgow’s Silverburn
Bershka and Pull&Bear have selected retail and leisure destination Silverburn to open their first Glasgow stores. Bershka will take the current Zara space, which will open a much larger store in the former Debenhams unit, as announced last year. Pull&Bear is taking the former Topshop store, between Mango and River…
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