Debenhams steps up refit programme
Details of the investment programme emerged as Debenhams said it continued to make progress despite “significant headwinds” in the retail sector.
Debenhams said it was particularly pleased with trends over the past two months as strong sales of cosmetics and fragrances and rapidly increasing online trade drove like-for-like sales excluding VAT up by 1.5% since February.
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Hide AdThe retailer, which has 169 stores in the UK, Ireland and Denmark, is working on six stores refits, in addition to the five already completed this year in Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds, Romford and Merryhill.