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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.

  • Mar- 2024 -
    15 March
    People MovesNext Beauty CEO Amanda Scott resigns

    Next Beauty CEO Amanda Scott resigns

    Amanda Scott, Next Beauty’s chief executive has departed from her role, according to the Retail Week. For around five years Scott headed Next Beauty and led the brand’s first venture into the world of premium beauty. According to Retail Week, Scott has resigned and taken on advisory roles with other…

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  • 15 March
    High StreetAnn Summers appoints finance director amid CFO retirement

    Ann Summers appoints finance director amid CFO retirement

    Ann Summers has announced that Kristina Moln-Page has been promoted to the role of finance director, effective from 1 July 2024. She will succeed John Boyle, who will be retiring as chief financial officer after working for Ann Summers for 11 years. Moln-Page will have responsibility for the finance and…

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  • 12 March
    High StreetAnn Summers profits hit £61.8m in FY23

    Ann Summers profits hit £61.8m in FY23

    Ann Summers has reported that gross profits for the 53-week period to 1 July 2023 hit £61.8m, spelling a 3% rise on the £60m reported in the prior year.  The lingerie retailer has attributed its performance during the year to in-store sales growing by 12% year-on-year, as more consumers returned…

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  • Jan- 2024 -
    23 January
    NewsMerry Hill signs 65 new leases in 2023

    Merry Hill signs 65 new leases in 2023

    Retail and leisure destination Merry Hill has completed 65 leasing deals covering more than 330,000 sq ft in 2023.  The destination also increased its sales – 2023 exceeding 2022 by 7%, and December up 6.5% year-on-year – while footfall rose by 9.4% in the 12 month period.  In total, the…

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  • 15 January
    NewsHarvey Norman to open flagship at Merry Hill

    Harvey Norman to open flagship at Merry Hill

    Lifestyle, technology, and entertainment retailer Harvey Norman has recently signed a lease for a flagship store at Merry Hill.  The new location will offer the retailer’s selection of luxury furniture, including sofas, dining sets, as well as outdoor furniture. A range of homeware products will also be on offer, including…

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  • 8 January
    Economy120,000 retail jobs lost in 2023

    120,000 retail jobs lost in 2023

    Almost 120,000 retail employees lost their jobs in 2023 after more than 10,000 shops shuttered over the year, according to new data from the Centre for Retail Research. It found that during the 2023 calendar year, a total of 119,405 jobs were lost and 10,494 stores were shuttered across the…

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  • Nov- 2023 -
    14 November
    NewsPhase Eight and Hobbs open upsized store at Merry Hill

    Phase Eight and Hobbs open upsized store at Merry Hill

    Sovereign Centros has announced that premium womenswear brands, Phase Eight and Hobbs, have opened at Merry Hill, one of the UK’s top ten retail and leisure destinations.  Having relocated from separate units, the sister brands have been brought together into an upsized 6,000 sq ft space on the Upper Mall,…

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  • 3 November
    NewsPrettyLittleThing founder posts interest in Topshop deal

    PrettyLittleThing founder posts interest in Topshop deal

    PrettyLittleThing founder Umar Kamani has expressed his interest in buying TopShop from Asos.  Commenting on X (FKA Twitter) on a report regarding the possible sale from Asos, Kamani wrote: “I would buy this and bring it back like the good old days.. rockin and rollin.” Kamani is a member of…

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  • Sep- 2023 -
    18 September
    High StreetOver 100,000 retail jobs lost since 2020 after Wilko collapse

    Over 100,000 retail jobs lost since 2020 after Wilko collapse

    The number of retail job losses since 2020 is set to pass 100,000 as a result of the 12,500 jobs at risk after the collapse of Wilko, according to data from the Centre for Retail Research. The latest data shows that there have been more than 17,000 jobs lost at…

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  • Aug- 2023 -
    31 August
    High StreetFormer Debenhams staff win legal battle against retailer

    Former Debenhams staff win legal battle against retailer

    More than 400 former Debenhams staff who lost their jobs after the company went into administration have won a legal battle against the business after a tribunal judge ruled that the retailer had failed in its duty to consult with its staff.  As a result, lawyers representing the workers said…

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