Retail news

• Memo to Debenhams: don’t remind your customers they are middle aged | Barbara Ellen

  27-04-2019 18:00 via theguardian.com
  The brand can still be saved, but it must introduce fashion fit for the modern worldMy branch of Debenhams, in Wimbledon, south London, is one of 22 branches set to close next year, with more to follow, putting an estimated 1,200 jobs at risk.How horrible, particularly for the workers. Losing our Debenhams – huge, with three floors – will leave the shopping centre looking hollowed out. Sadly, I saw it coming. Just before Christmas, I was berating myself for getting to the store so la
  
  Read more

• 'Very disappointing': Ashford laments loss of Debenhams branch

  27-04-2019 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Planned closure of department store in 2020 is another blow for shoppers in Kent town Like many towns, Ashford in Kent is trying to reinvent its shopping centre. Where the cattle market once stood, there is now a huge Picturehouse cinema. A group of derelict industrial buildings are to be turned into a food and drink hall and, of course, a trendy brewery is in the works.Despite its transformation, shops that were once considered mainstays of the British high street are leaving the town. On Frida
  
  Read more

Follow @retailuknws on Twitter!