All Debenhams articles – Page 8
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NewsSports Direct probed by financial regulators
Regulators are probing Sports Direct over its latest financial accounts and compliance with rules on inside information.
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NewsDebenhams launches CVA as torrid trading continues
Debenhams has launched its CVA proposal and revealed trading has continued to suffer, with like for likes spiralling in the six months to March.
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AnalysisIn pictures: What Debs and HoF can learn from Galeries Lafayette
The opening of a new Galeries Lafayette department store on Paris’ Champs-Élysées is a lesson in what is possible in creating a point of difference.
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NewsDebenhams poised to launch CVA this week
Debenhams is poised to launch its CVA this week as it battles to secure its future, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsDebenhams sale process lambasted by Sports Direct’s Ashley
Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley has complained that the administrators of Debenhams are not conducting a “genuine” sale process.
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NewsDebenhams boss Sergio Bucher exits
Debenhams boss Sergio Bucher is stepping down, just days after lenders took control of the embattled business.
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NewsDebenhams poised to name Duddy as boss as Bucher exits
Terry Duddy is understood to have been lined up to take charge of Debenhams following the likely departure this week of chief executive Sergio Bucher.
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NewsSports Direct lawyers clash with Debenhams administrators
Lawyers for tycoon Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct have written to the administrators of Debenhams alleging a conflict of interest.
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NewsDebenhams owners hire turnaround expert
Debenhams’ new owners are set to appoint a turnaround chief just one day after seizing control of the business.
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NewsAshley labels Debenhams administration ‘national scandal'
Sports Direct founder and Debenhams’ largest shareholder Mike Ashley has vowed to “save as many Debenhams stores and jobs as I can” in an explosive stock exchange announcement.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What next for Debenhams?
Debenhams’ lenders took control of the department store business today through a pre-pack administration, and a sale is now likely to be pursued.
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OpinionDebenhams needs renewed purpose post-administration
The redundancy of Debenhams’ once-vaunted claim to be ‘Britain’s favourite department store’ was sadly laid bare as it fell into a pre-pack administration today.
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NewsDebenhams put up for sale following administration
Debenhams has been put up for sale after lenders took control of the department store group through a pre-pack administration.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Debenhams faces Mike's lie detector
Patrick Blower’s take on Mike Ashley demanding members of Debenhams’ board take a lie detector test, as he tries to take control of the department store group.
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NewsDebenhams' lenders poised to take control as Sports Direct spurned
Debenhams’ lenders are expected to take control of the department store group after conditions for further funding were not met and no deal was struck with potential buyer Sports Direct.
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NewsPre-pack looms as Debenhams shuns Ashley
Debenhams has rejected Sports Direct’s offer to underwrite a £150m equity issue, bringing the department store business one step to closer to pre-pack administration.
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NewsAshley offers to underwrite Debenhams equity issue
Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley proposed to underwrite a £150m equity raise for existing Debenhams shareholders but has also called for members of the department store group’s board to take a lie detector test.
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NewsPrivate equity 'has no place in retail', argues Knight Frank
A new report has lambasted the “traditional private equity” model, saying it has no place in the retail sector.
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NewsSports Direct urges Debenhams shareholders to revolt
Sports Direct has piled further pressure on Debenhams by urging its shareholders to revolt against a £200m funding lifeline.
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NewsDebenhams to Ashley: Back us or it's an administration
If Debenhams cannot strike an agreement with top shareholder Mike Ashley, a pre-pack administration is likely.