Debenhams confirms closing dates for 27 stores

The shops are open for now while stock is sold off

Author: Chris MaskeryPublished 22nd Apr 2021

Debenhams has confirmed closing dates for 27 of its shops and a date for when all their stores will be closed.

Debenhams was sold in January to online retailer BooHoo - but the deal didn't include the company's stores.

The physical shops have recently re-opened while all the stock is sold off, but now it's been confirmed that 27 stores will close by the 4th May and that all its remaining stores are expected to be closed by the 15th May.

Debenhams stores closing on 2nd May

Carmarthen

Fareham

Gravesend

Hounslow

Ilford

Llandudno

Llanelli

Newbury

Oldham

Taunton

Walsall

Winchester

Workington

Worthing

Wrexham

York Monks Cross

Debenhams stores closing on 4th May

Bangor

Bedford

Bolton

Bradford

Bury

Cambridge

Hastings

Ipswich

Newport

Nottingham

Sutton

Who owns which shops now?

Burtons and Dorothy Perkins

Online retailer Boohoo have bought both the Dorothy Perkins and Burton brands from Arcadia group. They haven't taken the actual shops though, which will permanently close.

Wallis

Fashion brand Wallis was also part of the £25.2 million deal that Boohoo made for parts of the Arcadia group, including Burton and Dorothy Perkins, which mean the Wallis shops will also leave the High Street.

Topshop & Topman

ASOS have bought this part of the failed Arcadia group, paying £292 million for brands including Topshop and Topman. The shops themselves were not part of the deal though, so it looks like they will close.

Miss Selfridge

Miss Selfridge was another one of the brands that ASOS bought alongside Topshop, Topman and HIIT and will also mean the shops will close.

Debenhams

Boohoo have also bought the Debenhams in a £55 million deal which saw the company's 242-year-old name survive but all 118 stores shut.

Oasis and Warehouse

Boohoo have been expanding for the last few years - in 2020 they bought Oasis and Warehouse's online element for £5.25 million as the shops had already closed.

Karen Millen & Coast

Boohoo also bought the brands Karen Millen and Coast in 2019 when it went into administration and stores closed.

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