Debenhams has now announced that it will reopen fifty of its stores on 15 June. Debenhams are to reopen three stores in Northern Ireland on 8 June, which are located in Belfast, Newry and Rushmere.
The stores opening in the UK are the following: Barrow, Bath, Bedford, Blackburn, Blackpool, Bournemouth, Bristol, Bromley, Bury, Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Chester, Chesterfield, Colchester, Hanley, Harrogate, Harrow, Hastings, Hemel, Hereford, Ilford, Ipswich, Leeds, Lichfield, Lincoln, Liverpool, Luton, Mansfield, Meadowhall, Northampton, Norwich, Oxford, Portsmouth, Redditch, Scarborough, Scunthorpe, Sheffield, Staines, Stevenage, Stockport, Taunton, Torquay, Wakefield, Westwood Cross, Weymouth, Winchester, Worcester, Worthing and York Monks Cross.
“We are delighted to be welcoming customers back to our stores in the coming weeks. From the installation of perspex screens at till points to the roll-out of social distancing procedures and PPE, we have been working hard to ensure our colleagues and customers can work and shop with confidence. Our reopening plans follow the successful conclusion of lease negotiations on 120 stores, meaning that the vast majority of our stores will be reopening.” – Steven Cook, Managing Director of Debenhams.
