All Debenhams articles – Page 58
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NewsRetail collapses trigger £1bn losses for Crown Estate
The collapse of retailers in the recession has contributed to the Queen’s Crown Estate suffering a £1bn loss.
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AnalysisTop 50 retailers: Retail’s premier league
It’s 18 months since Retail Week’s last look at the UK’s top retailers by sales and margins and much has changed in that time. Retail Knowledge Bank senior partner Robert Clark reports
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NewsPromising updates lift general retail stocks
Encouraging weekly numbers from John Lewis, hopes that Marks & Spencer’s first-quarter update would beat bearish expectations and a profits rise at HMV helped lift general retailers.
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NewsRetailers work with Google to optimise their sites
Retailers including Next, Debenhams and Schuh have completed a research project with Google to investigate how their sites could be improved.
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NewsTepid fundraising does job for Debenhams
City analysts have labelled the subdued take-up of Debenhams’ shares as part of its £323m fundraising a “disappointment” but said the department store group is nevertheless stronger as a result.
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NewsNine West deal opens doors for Kurt Geiger
High-end shoe retailer Kurt Geiger is expected to work with department store operator Debenhams for the first time after signing a deal with US shoe group Nine West.
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NewsDebenhams launches Blue Cross Sale
Debenhams has launched a Blue Cross Sale today in its latest move to cash-in on bargain hungry shoppers.
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NewsDebenhams open offer gets subdued response
The response from investors to Debenhams’ open offer to raise £323m has been subdued, after only 30.3 per cent of the total shares offered were taken up.
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NewsArcandor teeters as talks to salvage business continue
The future of beleaguered German conglomerate Arcandor hangs in the balance after it began insolvency proceedings last week.
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NewsHouse of Fraser trading update reassures over covenants
House of Fraser has issued a statement quashing rumours that it is close to breaching its banking covenants, a suggestion that has prompted feverish speculation that it is the subject of a takeover attempt by rival Debenhams.
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NewsDebenhams drives down debts with share placing
Debenhams has raised £323m by placing new shares in a bid to slash its £972m debt pile.
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GalleryDebenhams at Bury St Edmunds looks striking but does it work?
The new Debenhams at Bury St Edmunds is a striking piece of contemporary architecture but, John Ryan asks, does it work as a store – and is its location right?
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AnalysisRob Templeman: the man behind Debenhams' share placing
Debenhams’ share placing last week is the result of years of work by deal-making chief Templeman to tighten the ship. Amy Shields reports
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NewsDebenhams' new shares priced at 80p
The new shares to be placed as part of a £323m fund-raising by Debenhams have been priced at 80p.
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OpinionDebenhams’ share placing does more than raise funds
So Debs has finally done it. The department store chain has announced the details of a much-anticipated share placing.
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NewsDebenhams to raise £323m in share sale
Debenhams has revealed plans to raise £323m in a share placing to slash its debt pile and said profits were growing at the department store chain.
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NewsNew website to sell off Principles stock
Suppliers to the now defunct Principles fashion chain have joined forces to launch a website selling unsold stock following Principles’ administration.
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Miss Selfridge expands Gulf presence in Kuwait
Miss Selfridge is to ramp up its presence in the Middle East as it opens its first store in Kuwait.
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AnalysisAt Mahon Point in Ireland retailers are fighting the recession
Times may be tough but Cork’s Mahon Point scheme isn’t taking the recession lying down. John Ryan goes to see how it’s wooing shoppers
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NewsCity cools as it doubts retail’s staying power
General retailers underperformed as questions were asked about whether the stores rally had run too far.