The department store at Eldon Square closed its doors for the final time last May, after the company had gone into administration. Fashion brand Boohoo bought Debenhams in a £55m deal, but that excluded all 118 of its high street shops, meaning that the city centre retail hub lost one of its three flagship stores.
Is Debenhams still open in Newcastle?
Debenhams has confirmed its Newcastle City Centre store will close along with all remaining sites on May 15 for the final time. It follows on from the chain’s collapse at the end of last year, with the closure of all its store after Boohoo agreed to only buy its website and brand in a £55m rescue deal.
What shop is replacing Debenhams?
However, it has now been revealed that a new department store, called The Landmark, will be opening in Harrow. The store will trade over just two floors, with the ground floor consisting of beauty, women’s accessories and menswear.
Do Debenhams stores still exist?
Nearly 90% of former Debenhams stores are still empty, almost a year after the department store retailer closed its doors for the final time.
Is Debenhams opening stores again?
A Debenhams shop is to reopen in the UK for the first time since the chain was bought out of liquidation for £55m by Boohoo. A flagship Debenhams beauty store will launch at Manchester’s Arndale, selling cosmetics, fragrance and skincare products.
What is replacing Debenhams Merry Hill?
Bosses at Merry Hill say there is no update on what could replace Debenhams at the Black Country shopping centre. It is a huge space that has remained empty since Debenhams closed for good last year. The department store closed for the final time on May 15, 2021. And the two-floor store has remained empty ever since.
What replaced Debenhams Metrocentre?
Next Beauty & Home (Red Mall) (Formerly Debenhams) Harrods Beauty (Town Square) (Formerly House of Fraser)
Who is taking over Debenhams?
Frasers Group is set to refurbish the space over the coming months before opening its department store in the former Debenhams which has been empty since May 2021 when all three trading floors closed down.
Who has taken over Debenhams?
Debenhams, which went under in December 2020 and was bought by boohoo Group in early 2021 as a online-only proposition, already sees some 300 million UK hits annually and is the UK’s number two retailer of skincare products.
Are there any Debenhams stores still open in the UK?
READ MORE. However, Debenhams has made a comeback. A store has just opened in Manchester’s Arndale centre. The new flagship beauty store, which has two floors and measures 7,552 sq ft, aims to create a “fresh, modern, and unique” space.
Is Debenhams online only now?
Debenhams could return to high street with new store after being online-only since May. Debenhams could be about to reopen a physical store after shutting its last ones in May this year. The chain, which first opened in 1778, shut its last remaining 12 stores earlier this year as new owner Boohoo took it online-only .
Is Debenhams returning to the high street?
Debenhams has returned to the high street under new owners Boohoo with a beauty store at Manchester’s Arndale shopping centre.
Is Debenhams still in the metro Centre?
Flannels and Sports Direct to open huge new stores in former Debenhams unit at the Metrocentre.
Is Primark moving into Debenhams?
It will take over the former Debenhams outlet. And ahead of its arrival, proposals have been drawn up for internal changes – and some slight external works – to accommodate Primark’s needs.
Which branches of Debenhams are closing down?
Debenhams stores closing on May 8 (as previously announced in April):
- Blackpool.
- Bury St Edmunds.
- Crawley.
- Derby.
- Hemel Hempstead.
- Leeds City Centre.
- Lincoln.
- Luton.
What is replacing Debenhams at White Rose Centre?
Marks & Spencer
Marks & Spencer has signed to relocate into a new 80,000sq ft anchor store within White Rose Leeds, an out-of-town retail centre Yorkshire operated by Landsec. The new full-scale M&S store, formerly occupied by Debenhams which closed permanently in May this year, represents a significant upsize for the retailer.
What is happening to the old Debenhams?
Debenhams closed its doors in 2021 in a move which caused a seismic shock in the retail world as the high street name vanished after more than 200 years of trading. The one on Market Street and the store at The Trafford Centre both closed in May 2021 following a fire sale.
What new shops are coming to Merry Hill?
Opening their doors this week are Beaverbrooks the Jewellers and Paperchase, which makes its long-awaited return to Merry Hill. It comes after the centre announced they plan to open a Ted Baker store and Hollywood Bowl bowling alley, as well as a new and improved H&M.
What new shops are coming to the Metrocentre?
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- Kids Cavern.
- Lids.
- Castore x Newcastle United.
- Carvela.
- Glasses Factory.
Why did they get rid of Metroland?
The stomach-churning rollerocaster around Metroland added thrills and spills to a routine family shopping trip. So in 2008, the decision to close it to make way for a cinema met with a storm of protest, with regulars packing in for a final adrenalin-fuelled blast on a Last Ride weekend.
Why is it called Metrocentre?
It has been called intu Metrocentre since Capital Shopping Centres – which bought 90% of the Metrocentre from the Church Commissioners in 1995 – had a name-change in 2014.