Collapsed Debenhams claimed £40.5m of taxpayer cash via furlough scheme December 3, 2020 Collapsed Debenhams claimed £40.5m of taxpayer cash via furlough scheme
Debenhams website crashes as bargain hunters swoop on collapsed department store December 2, 2020 Debenhams’ website has crashed as bargain hunters swooped to snap up discounted items after the department store collapsed yesterday. Customers are being placed in a virtual queue while the retailer deals with a surge in demand. However the website has crashed several times after being overwhelmed by shoppers. Administrators announced yesterday that Debenhams will close [...]
FTSE 100 and Wall Street chase record highs as vaccine hopes boost markets December 1, 2020 The FTSE 100 logged its best session in three weeks today while Wall Street hit record highs as markets continue to ride a wave of vaccine optimism. The blue-chip bourse closed up 1.9 per cent, while the FTSE 250 midcap index rose by 2.6 per cent. It comes after the FTSE recording its biggest gain [...]
Debenhams closure: Timeline of department store chain’s collapse December 1, 2020 Department street chain Debenhams announced this morning that it is preparing to close down after failing to attract a buyer, but the former high street giant’s problems stretch back over several years. Earlier this year the struggling retailer entered administration for the second time in 12 months, even before Covid-19 forced it to close its [...]
Debenhams set to close putting 12,000 jobs at risk December 1, 2020 Beleaguered department store Debenhams is set to close down after administrators were unable to find a buyer, putting around 12,000 jobs at risk in the latest blow to the struggling UK high street. Administrators FRP Advisory announced this morning that they have commenced a wind-down of Debenhams UK, while continuing to seek offers for all [...]
JD Sports to quit Debenhams rescue talks today December 1, 2020 JD Sports is expected to pull out of rescue talks with high street department store Debenhams today. The sports retailer was the last remaining bidder for Debenhams, which is in administration, and up until last week was ready to go ahead with the deal, according to the BBC. The recent collapse of Arcadia is understood [...]
FTSE 100 remains on track for best month in 30 years November 30, 2020 The FTSE 100 reversed early losses this morning to remain well on track for one of the best months in its history in November. London’s premier index gained 0.4 per cent this morning, meaning it is is set for a monthly gain of over 13 per cent – its best in 31 years. JD Sports [...]
Philip Green’s Arcadia collapse to push Debenhams to the brink November 29, 2020 The imminent collapse of retail group Arcadia will push Debenhams to the brink of liquidation, as potential buyer JD Sports considers backing out of the deal. JD’s board was supposed to decide whether to go through with the Debenhams acquisition by the end of last week, but has had second thoughts after learning that Arcadia [...]
JD Sports in exclusive talks with Debenhams to buy department store November 24, 2020 JD Sports is in exclusive talks with Debenhams that would see the troubled department chain acquired by the sportswear business, according to reports. Debenhams fell into administration in April for the second time. The coronavirus has hit the destitute department store hard, with stores closed and thousands of jobs axed due to the virus. According [...]
JD Sports’ merger with Footasylum edges nearer after appeal November 13, 2020 The competition watchdog’s decision to block a merger between JD Sports and Footasylum has been overturned following an appeal. The Competition Appeals Tribunal said today that the Competition and Markets Authority had acted “irrationally” when it ruled in May that the tie-up would lead to a “substantially” lessening of competition nationally. The tribunal ruled that [...]