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Debenhams Group shuffles boardroom

Fast fashion conglomerate Debenhams Group – formerly Boohoo Group – has named Tom Handley as a new member of the board. Handley, who becomes an independent non-executive director for the group, will take up his position immediately. He will also sit on the Audit and Risk, Remuneration and Nomination Committees. Handley’s appointment comes as...

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Debenhams places 1,200 jobs at risk in proposed closure of Burnley warehouse

Debenhams Group – formerly Boohoo Group – is potentially putting 1,200 jobs at risk as it proposes plans to close its distribution site in Burnley, Lancashire, move forward. The fast fashion group said it intends to “gradually transfer” its online distributions centre operations to Sheffield, according to Business Live. This would follow the...

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Debenhams trims losses as transformation gathers pace; PLT sale on the table

Amid an ongoing, company-wide transformation plan, much of which relies on transitioning to a marketplace model, Debenhams Group – formerly Boohoo Group – has seen a marginal improvement in performance for the full-year to February 28, 2025, despite overall sales softening. The company reported an adjusted EBITDA of 41.6 million pounds, with an...

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Tensions heighten: Frasers demands investigation into Boohoo’s Kamani amid loan scandal

Frasers Group has demanded an investigation and suspension of Mahmud Kamani, the executive vice chair of Debenhams Group, after he was accused of making loans to suppliers. The retail group, owned by Mike Ashley, issued an open letter to Debenhams following the publication of an article by the Telegraph last week that suggested Kamani, founder...

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Debenhams Group taps Pinterest for brand awareness campaign

Debenhams Group – formerly Boohoo Group – has turned to image-centric social media platform Pinterest for a new marketing strategy aimed at building brand awareness and boosting customer growth. In what is said to be the first Pinterest campaign launched by a “group brand” in the UK, Debenhams will work with the platform on repositioning the...

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Debenhams Group addresses speculation over debt facility

Debenhams Group – formerly Boohoo Group – has addressed speculation regarding a possible new debt facility, clarifying the nature of its financial plans. In a regulatory filing, the retailer confirmed that it has in place an existing 125 million pound revolving credit facility which does not expire until October 2026. Debenhams further stated...

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The business behind BoohooMan’s Brand Locker marketplace

BoohooMan has entered the marketplace arena with the launch of Brand Locker, a new online platform featuring products from over 560 third-party brands across categories such as menswear, activewear, accessories, and resale luxury. The move reflects a wider transition toward a platform-driven retail model, while corresponding to broader trends in...

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Debenhams Group signs agreement with AWS to scale up adoption of AI tools and drive growth

Debenhams Group, parent company of brands such as Karen Millen, PrettyLittleThing, Boohoo, and department store chain Debenhams, has signed a new multi-year partnership with cloud provider Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate its adoption of AI-driven tools. Through the new agreement, Debenhams Group will use generative AI to streamline its...

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Graduate to Watch: Kitty Carr-Lake from Leeds University

This week the 34th edition of Graduate Fashion Week, the world’s largest showcase of BA degree talent, took place in London, celebrating the work of more than 3,500 of the very best fashion graduates. One of those graduates honoured at the annual showcase was Kitty Carr-Lake, a graduate from the BA Fashion Design Innovation course at the...

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Debenhams’ Dan Finley: GFW “future fashion starts here”

Britain’s online department store Debenhams was this year’s headline sponsor for Graduate Fashion Week (GFW), the annual event showcasing graduate talent from the UK and international schools. The retailer has a long-standing history with the Graduate Fashion Foundation, the charitable organisation behind the world’s largest showcase of BA...

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Frasers reportedly offers cash injection to Debenhams Group

Sports Direct parent company Frasers Group is believed to have offered a cash injection to Debenhams Group – formerly Boohoo Group – as it mulls debt refinancing. According to the Telegraph, Frasers, which owns a 29.65 percent stake in Debenhams, has reportedly requested a meeting with the retailer’s non-executive chairman Tim Morris to discuss...

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Frasers Group considers all cash bid for Revolution Beauty

Frasers Group has made a bid for British cosmetics brand Revolution Beauty. With this, Sports Direct’s parent company has joined “a number of parties conducting due diligence as part of the formal sale process”, the brand announced in a regulatory filing. Frasers confirmed its participation in its own filing, where it stated that it is...