Tag Archives: Debenhams

Next takes up vacant Debenhams space to enter beauty contest

Posted on May 8, 2020 by insidecroydon

When we reported the demise of Croydon’s Debenhams store yesterday, the question posed was “who might move into the large store space next?” And the answer soon offered up was: Next. Hammerson was able to play hardball over the second … Continue reading →

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Centrale’s Debenhams to remain closed after lockdown ends

Posted on May 7, 2020 by insidecroydon

Our demise-of-high-street-retailing correspondent, MT WALLETTE, says that there’s no coming back from the latest hammer blow to the £1.4bn town centre regeneration scheme Coronavirus claimed another victim last night: Debenhams in Croydon. In truth, the department store, which has been … Continue reading →

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Debenhams administration is another blow to Hammerson

Posted on April 6, 2020 by insidecroydon

The coronavirus lockdown looks about to claim another casualty, as department store Debenhams announced this morning that it is to call in the financial administrators. It will the second time in a year that Debenhams has gone into administration. The … Continue reading →

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Internet can’t replace real life shopping in Surrey Street

Posted on April 30, 2019 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: With Debenhams the latest Centrale department store battling for survival, reader LEWIS WHITE offers his views on the blight that is the modern, online retail experience Hindsight says that it’s a pity that Centrale was ever built. Whitgift … Continue reading →

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Centrale’s Debenhams is given a reprieve – but for how long?

Posted on April 26, 2019 by insidecroydon

Our retailing crisis correspondent, MT WALLETTE, on worrying times for employees in one of the town centre’s last remaining department stores Staff working in Debenhams in Croydon’s Centrale shopping centre were given a reprieve this morning when their store was … Continue reading →

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Debenhams administration puts Centrale store under threat

Posted on April 9, 2019 by insidecroydon

Another day, another body blow to the prospects of Croydon’s town centre getting the retail regeneration that has been promised for the past seven years or more. Today’s latest nail in the coffin for high street retailing is the news … Continue reading →

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More retailers in peril as Green scandal hits the High Street

Posted on October 27, 2018 by insidecroydon

It may yet become known among retailers as “Black Thursday”, the day when the doomed fate of Britain’s High Street was sealed. It was certainly a day when the business case for the long-delayed £1.4billion redevelopment of the Whitgift and … Continue reading →

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Now Debenhams could be seeking rent break from Centrale

Posted on September 11, 2018 by insidecroydon

Our retailing correspondent, MT WALLETTE, on the latest set-back to a £1.4billion redevelopment of the town centre based on retailing Hammerson, one half of The Croydon Partnership which wants to rebuild a vast town centre shopping mall, could face the … Continue reading →

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