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Letter: As Debenhams Dies, There Are Hopes of a New Life For the Building
From: Zöe Franklin Liberal Democrat for Guildford and Cranleigh on parliamentary matters The loss of Debenhams comes as a blow to Guildford in terms of its retail draw. I visited…
Opinion: Guildford Must Have A Say On The Fate Of Debenhams Site
From Alistair Smith (Chairman of the Guildford Society) (The Guildford Dragon NEWS has written to Guildford Borough Council and asked for its views on the future of the Debenhams site…
Guildford Debenhams Safe For Now As Stores Shut Across the UK
by Hugh Coakley The iconic Debenhams store on Millbrook is safe for now as the struggling department store owners announced that it would close 19 other stores around the country…
Guildford’s Debenhams Gets A Reprieve
By Hugh Coakley Debenhams’ Guildford store is to stay open until at least January 2021. The delay would be a year’s reprieve following the announcement only two months ago that…
Debenhams Closure to Cost GBC Nearly £500,000 in Rates Loss
Guildford Borough Council will lose nearly £500,000 in business rates it was expecting, due to the financial difficulties Debenhams is suffering. The retail chain is closing its Guildford store in…
Letter: Debenhams? Knock it Down!
From: Richard Francis In response to: Guildford’s Debenhams To Close Debenhams? Knock it down! Property company M&G and Guildford Borough Council must in their hearts know that finding occupiers for…
Guildford’s Debenhams To Close
By Hugh Coakley Guildford’s ailing Debenhams is to close it was announced this morning (April 26). It is one of 22 branches that are to close in early 2020 after…
Debenhams Goes Into Administration
by Hugh Coakley Sales of Debenhams Plc shares were suspended this morning followed by the announcement that administrators had been appointed. This is likely to mean the closure of around…
Debenhams Secures Funding As First Step In Rescue Plan
By Hugh Coakley Debenhams announced yesterday (February 12) that it had secured £40m funding in a bid to “deliver a sustainable and profitable future” for the department store chain. Shares…
Debenhams and House of Fraser Merger Rumours Denied
Reports of board-level discussions of a merger between Debenhams and House of Fraser, who have the two largest stores in Guildford, have been played down today by the Sports Direct…
See Dragon story: GBC’s Explanation of Major Land Sale Notice Error ‘Borders on Arrogant’ Says Councillor
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