How town centres are recovering from the fall of Debenhams
Former Debenhams stores across the UK are being reinvented, with a dizzying array of new uses – but only a third of the sites are now occupied by retailers
March 2024
Other lives
Rosemary Walker obituary
Other lives: Environmental health officer who went on to be a lecturer at Salford University before setting up her own gardening business
March 2022
Almost 90% of Debenhams stores still lie empty a year after collapse
UK retail data shows slow revival of high streets partly driven by independent businesses moving into vacant sites
February 2022
Some starting points for the reinvention of Sheffield
Letters: Prof Lewis Lesley on Sheffield’s tram network, Judith Martin on the importance of local knowledge and Jane and Simon Clements on the city’s musical heritage
December 2021
Debenhams returns to high street with Manchester beauty store
New owners Boohoo open site in city’s Arndale centre to meet contractual deals with key brands
September 2021
‘Retail has changed so much’: local makers lead the rebirth of the department store
Artisans and craftspeople are moving into major high street sites with innovative small-scale outlets
August 2021
Fifth of BHS stores empty five years after chain closed
Analysis of UK high streets suggests gaps left by department stores may be permanent
July 2021
Boohoo to sell its brands in Debenhams stores in Middle East
Online retailer strikes deal with Kuwait’s Alshaya Group to launch in franchise stores and online
