Debenhams

[bensherman]

Debenhams will announce their latest plan to prevent the inevitable
on Thursday announcing they will close 20 stores.Effective after Christmas.
I can't believe they won't include Southport.
I'd guess the staff are being told today or tomorrow

[birdbath]

Debenhams will announce their latest plan to prevent the inevitable
on Thursday announcing they will close 20 stores.Effective after Christmas.
I can't believe they won't include Southport.
I'd guess the staff are being told today or tomorrow

Not a complete shock but the Southport store IS on the list.

https://www.theguardian.com/business...ores-full-list

[Alikado]

Manchester Evening News reports that 50 Stores will go, so far 22 have been named.

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co...tores-16184164

[Lamparilla]

I'm not particularly a fan of Mike Ashley, but something fishy has been going on here:

https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog...plains-to-fca/

[Alikado]

I'm not particularly a fan of Mike Ashley, but something fishy has been going on here:

https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog...plains-to-fca/

Ashley is a bit of a Vulture picking off bones, he'd already got a chunk of Debenhams on the cheap, now I think the tables have been turned on him and he's a bit miffed at it.

[Red devil]

Waiting for the know it all's to blame Sefton council and their high business rates.

[grassroots]

Feel for those who will lose thier jobs , some nice people work there so hopefully they will find other employment, wish them well .

[local]

Waiting for the know it all's to blame Sefton council and their high business rates.

I could do that for you, but don't put yourself down as a know nothing I'm sure you could find out how much their paying yourself its not hard.


https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/busin...&listYear=2017

[whiplash]

It is a massive building,how could you fill it with something else?

[Red devil]

I could do that for you, but don't put yourself down as a know nothing I'm sure you could find out how much their paying yourself its not hard.


https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/busin...&listYear=2017

You totally missed my point. But never mind,I expect nothing less from someone who uses their for they're. See me after class

[Alikado]

It is a massive building,how could you fill it with something else?

There are plenty of these buildings around they have too many overheads, they cost a fortune in heating, lighting and maintenance, the layouts to are often inefficient that is why retailers find the purpose built units on retail parks so attractive. The only solution is to break them down to more manageable size but there are still too many of those or find other uses, the upper floors could be changed to housing for instance.

[local]

You totally missed my point. But never mind,I expect nothing less from someone who uses their for they're. See me after class

Didn't miss it at all you might have gathered from my post that I was being somewhat sarcastic.

[Darkside]

the upper floors could be changed to housing for instance.

I think that's the only way to rejuvenate the high street. Re-purpose the upper floors of these premises as residential and convince young professionals that they are the warehouse conversions of the 21st century so tres desirable. Then you have a captive market for the shops right in and amongst them. Would also cut down on commuter miles, congestion and pollution.

[justbecause]

Waiting for the know it all's to blame Sefton council and their high business rates.

Shopping habits have changed, with many of us shopping on line, but, Sefton Council should take at least some of the blame for the general decline of Southport as a place to shop. The pedestrianisation of Chapel Street, Dickensian parking regimes and over zealous Enforcement Officers, have done absolutely nothing to encourage people to shop in this once lovely Town Centre.

[local]

The town centre over-extended when retail was profitable and a contraction is needed.
That is easier said than done.

Blaming Sefton Council employees is pointless they are completely out of their depth, they can't even organise bin emptying rotas.