Debenhams reveals final closing dates for stores
Here's the full list of when all the stores will close
Last updated 24th May 2022
Debenhams has announced the dates for when the final 49 shops will close for good.
The chain had previously confirmed that 52 of its 101 stores would shut on 8th May, and has since announced that the remaining 49 stores will close their doors for the final time over the course of the following week, between 12th-15th May.
Stock in the stores is heavily discounted, with prices cut by up to 80% in fashion and homeware and up to 70% in beauty and fragrance.
After the department store chain collapsed at the end of last year, online retailer Boohoo agreed to buy its website and brand but none of the stores.
This morning Boohoo revealed a surge in sales last year thanks to people shopping online during the pandemic.
A spokesman for Debenhams urged customers "to take advantage of some incredible deals" before the stores say "say a final goodbye to the UK high street.”
Here are the stores closing on 12th May:
Ballymena
Banbury
Barrow-in-Furness
Bath
Beverley
Blackburn
Bournemouth
Carlisle
Chester
Chesterfield
Doncaster
Gloucester
Guildford
Harrow
Hereford
Hull
Lichfield
Mansfield
Preston
Scarborough
Warrington
Here are the stores closing on 15th May:
Basildon
Basingstoke
Belfast
Birmingham Bullring
Brighton
Bristol
Bromley
Cardiff
Chelmsford
Cheshire Oaks
Colchester
Coventry
Exeter
Hanley
Lakeside
Leeds White Rose
Liverpool
Manchester
Manchester Trafford
Meadowhall
Merry Hill
Newcastle
Newry
Plymouth
Romford
Rushmere
Sheffield
Swansea
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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.