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'{{Infobox_Company |company_name = Debenhams plc | company_logo = [[Image:Debenhams.png|centre|Company logo]] | company_type = [[Public limited company]] | foundation = 1778 | location = {{flagicon|UK}} [[London]],<br>[[England]],<br>[[United Kingdom]] | key_people = John Lovering ([[Chairman]])<br>Rob Templeman, ([[CEO]]) | industry = [[Retailing]] | products = [[Clothing]], [[accessories]], [[cosmetics]], housewares | revenue = [[Pound sterling|£]]1,839.2 million (2008) | operating_income = [[Pound sterling|£]]176.1 million (2008) | net_income = [[Pound sterling|£]]77.1 million (2008) | num_employees = 27,400 (2008) | slogan = ''"Styling the Nation"'' }} '''Debenhams plc''' ({{lse|DEB}}) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[retailing|retailer]] operating under a [[department store]] format in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] and [[Franchising|franchise]] stores in other countries. It is listed on the [[London Stock Exchange]] and is a constituent of the [[FTSE 250 Index]]. == History == The business was formed in 1778 by Messrs Flint and Clark who began trading at 44 Wigmore Street in [[London]] as a [[drapers]]' store under the name ''Flint & Clark''.<ref name="history">[http://www.debenhamsplc.com/deb/aboutus/history/ Debenhams History]</ref> In 1813 William Debenham was made a partner so the name was changed to ''Clark and Debenham''.<ref name="history"/> In 1818 the Company opened a second store in [[Cheltenham]]<ref name="history"/> and in 1851 Clement Freebody became a partner so the name was changed again, this time to ''Debenham & Freebody''.<ref name="history"/> The business was incorporated as ''Debenhams Limited'' in 1905.<ref>[http://www.kipnotes.com/RetailDepartmentStores.htm Retail Department Stores]</ref> The modern Debenhams group grew from the acquisition of [[department store]]s in towns and cities throughout the [[United Kingdom|UK]], under the leadership of its [[Chairman]], [[Ernest Debenham]]. The first of these purchases, ''Marshall & Snelgrove'' at [[Oxford Street]] in [[London]], was acquired in 1919.<ref name="history"/> Later purchases included [[Harvey Nichols]] in [[London]]'s [[Knightsbridge]] in 1920.<ref name="history"/> Most stores acquired retained their former identities until a unified [[corporate image]] was rolled out across the stores. The Company was first listed on the [[London Stock Exchange]] in 1928. In 1976 the Company acquired [[Browns of Chester|Browns]] of [[Chester]] - the only store that has retained its own identity.<ref name="history"/> In 1985 the Company was acquired by the [[Burton (clothing)|Burton]] group.<ref name="history"/> Debenhams was demerged in 1998 and was once again listed as a separate Company on the [[London Stock Exchange]].<ref name="history"/> It expanded under the leadership of [[Belinda Earl]] who was appointed [[CEO]] in 2000.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2006/dec/15/retail Belinda Earl interview]</ref> The Company was acquired again in late 2003 this time by a private consortium comprising [[CVC Capital Partners]], [[Texas Pacific Group]], [[Merrill Lynch|Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity]] and management. The company returned to a listing on the [[London Stock Exchange]] in 2006.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20060421/ai_n16151680 Just what does Debenhams have to offer?]</ref> ==Operations== As of April 2009, the company had 153 stores (including 10 'Desire by Debenhams' stores)<ref name="about">[http://www.debenhamsplc.com/deb/aboutus/overviews/ Debenhams: About us]</ref> covering 10.373 million square feet of retail space across the [[United Kingdom]], the [[Republic of Ireland]] and [[Northern Ireland]].<ref>[http://www.debenhamsplc.com/deb/media/pressreleases/2008pr/2008-04-15/2008-04-15bput.pdf Debenhams Interim Results page 3]</ref> It also has 40 franchise stores operating in other countries, including [[Malaysia]] and [[Indonesia]]. ==Products== The company introduced 'Designers at Debenhams' including [[Jasper Conran]], [[John Richmond (fashion designer)|John Richmond]] and [[John Rocha (fashion designer)|John Rocha]], an idea constructed by Spencer Hawken and Belinda Earle, which was seen as a saving grace in hard times. <ref>[http://www.houndshillshoppingcentre.co.uk/downloads/pr_and_media/aug2008/HH%20SoftLaunchBlackpoolGazette21stAugPg.pdf Houndshill Shopping Centre]</ref><ref name="about"/> The company sells goods under a number of brand names that it owns in its own right. In 2008 the Company was voted best UK department store by [[GMTV]].<ref>[http://www.catwalkqueen.tv/2008/05/kelly_osbourne_2.html Catwalk Queen]</ref> ==Debenhams plc== Debenhams have stores throughout [[England]], [[Scotland]], [[Ireland]], [[Wales]] and overseas: {{Col-begin|width=95%}} {{Col-1-of-2}} ===London=== *[[Bromley]] (formerly Nicholsons) *[[Clapham Junction]] (formerly Allders Clapham Junction / Arding & Hobbs) *[[Croydon]] (formerly Kennards) *[[Eltham, London|Eltham]] *[[Harrow, London|Harrow]] (formerly Sopers) *[[Hounslow]] *[[Ilford]] (formerly Allders Ilford / Owen Owen Ilford) *[[Oxford Street]] (formerly Marshall & Snelgrove) *[[Romford]] (formerly Stones) *[[Sutton, London|Sutton]] (formerly Allders Sutton / Shinners) *[[Uxbridge]] *[[White City, London|White City]], [[Westfield London]] *[[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]] ===Wales=== *[[Bangor, Wales|Bangor]] (relocated store opened 2008) *[[Cardiff]] *[[Carmarthen]] (opening in 2010) *[[Llandudno]] *[[Merthyr Tydfil]], Desire by Debenhams *[[Newport]] (opening in 2009) *[[Swansea]] *[[Llanelli]] *[[Wrexham]] ===South East England=== *[[Ashford, Kent|Ashford]] *[[Basildon]] (formerly Allders Basildon) *[[Basingstoke]] *[[Bedford]] (formerly E P Rose) *[[Brighton]] *[[Broadstairs]], [[Westwood Cross]] *[[Canterbury]] (formerly William Lefevre) *[[Chatham, Medway|Chatham]] (formerly Allders Chatham) *[[Chelmsford]] (formerly Bonds) *[[Colchester]] *[[Crawley]] (formerly Owen Owen Crawley) *[[Eastbourne]] (formerly Bobbys Eastbourne) *[[Farnborough, Hampshire|Farnborough]] *[[Folkestone]] (formerly Bobbys Folkestone) *[[Gravesend, Kent|Gravesend]] *[[Guildford]] (formerly Plummer Roddis Guildford) *[[Hastings]] (formerly Plummer Roddis Hastings) *[[Hemel Hempstead]] *[[Luton]] *[[Milton Keynes]] *[[Newbury, Berkshire|Newbury]] *[[Northampton]] (formerly Adnitt Brothers) *[[Orpington]], Desire by Debenhams *[[Portsmouth]] (formerly Allders Portsmouth / Landport Drapery Bazaar) *[[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]] (formerly Wellsteeds) *[[Slough]] (formerly Allders Slough / Owen Owen Slough / Suters) *[[Southampton]] (formerly Edwin Jones) *[[Southend-on-Sea]] *[[Southsea]] (formerly Handleys) *[[Staines]] (formerly Kennards Staines) *[[Walton-on-Thames]], Desire by Debenhams *[[Welwyn Garden City]], Desire by Debenhams *[[West Thurrock]] [[Lakeside Shopping Centre|Lakeside]] *[[Winchester]] (formerly Sheriff & Ward) *[[Woking]] (formerly Allders Woking) *[[Worthing]] (formerly John K Hubbard) ===South West England=== *[[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] (opening with the completion of the Southgate redevelopment in 2010) *[[Bournemouth]] (formerly Bobbys Bournemouth) *[[Bristol]] (formerly Jones) *[[Exeter]] (formerly Bobbys Exeter / Green & Son) *[[Plymouth]] *[[Salisbury]] (formerly Style & Gerrish) *[[Swindon]] *[[Taunton]] (formerly W & A Chapman) *[[Torquay]] (formerly Bobbys Torquay) *[[Truro]], Desire by Debenhams *[[Weymouth, Dorset|Weymouth]](New speciality building two floors and cafe) ===Central England=== *[[Banbury]] *[[Birmingham]], [[Bull Ring, Birmingham|Bull Ring]] *[[Birmingham]], The Fort Shopping Park, Desire by Debenhams *[[Cambridge]] *[[Cheltenham]] *[[Coventry]] *[[Derby]] (formerly Ranbys) {{Col-2-of-2}} *[[Dudley]], [[Merry Hill Shopping Centre|Merry Hill]] *[[Gloucester]] *[[Great Yarmouth]] (opening as part of [[Market Gates Shopping Centre]] expansion in 2008) *[[Hanley, Staffordshire|Hanley]] (formerly [[Lewis's|Lewis's Hanley]]) *[[Hereford]] (no Debenhams store exists in the city but the 'Intermissions' restaurant located in the [[Maylord Shopping Centre]] is owned and operated by Debenhams) *[[Ipswich]] (formerly Footman Pretty) *[[Kidderminster]] *[[King's Lynn]] (formerly Jermyns) *[[Leicester]] *[[Lincoln, Lincolnshire|Lincoln]] *[[Mansfield]] *[[Norwich]] (formerly Curls / Curl Brothers) *[[Nottingham]] (formerly Griffin & Spalding) *[[Nuneaton]] (formerly Smiths) *[[Oxford]] (formerly [[Elliston & Cavell]]) *[[Redditch]] (100th UK store to open) *[[Stratford-upon-Avon]] (formerly Smiths Stratford-upon-Avon) *[[Telford]] *[[Walsall]] *[[Wolverhampton]] (opening in 2012) *[[Worcester]] (formerly Simes) ===Yorkshire=== *[[Barnsley]] (opening with completion of Markets complex c.2011) *[[Bradford]] (opening with completion of Broadway shopping centre) *[[Doncaster]], [[Frenchgate Centre]] *[[Harrogate]] (formerly Marshall & Snelgrove Harrogate) *[[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]] (formerly Thornton Varley) *[[Ilkley]] (concession within [[Anglia Regional Co-operative Society|Westgate Department Store]]) *[[Keighley]] (concession within Westgate Department Store) *[[Leeds]], [[Briggate]] (formerly Matthias Robinson Leeds) *[[Leeds]], [[White Rose Centre|White Rose]] *[[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]] (formerly Marshall & Snelgrove Scarborough) *[[Sheffield]] (formerly Pauldens) *[[Sheffield]], [[Meadowhall]] *[[Skipton]] (concession within Westgate Department Store) *[[York]] (formerly Marshall & Snelgrove York) *[[York]] Monks Cross (opens 2009)<ref>[http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/search/display.var.1958347.0.retailers_vie_for_best_sites_in_york.php The Press - Retailers vie for Best Sites in York]</ref> [[Image:Asda and Debenhams, Telford.jpg|thumb|right|The exterior of the Debenhams in [[Telford Shopping Centre]].]] ===North East England=== *[[Gateshead]], [[MetroCentre (shopping centre)|MetroCentre]] *[[Middlesbrough]] (formerly Newhouse) *[[Newcastle upon Tyne]], [[Eldon Square]] (opening in 2010) *[[South Shields]], Desire by Debenhams *[[Stockton-on-Tees]] (formerly Matthias Robinson Stockton-on-Tees) *[[Sunderland]] ===North West England=== *[[Altrincham]], Desire by Debenhams *[[Barrow-in-Furness]] *[[Blackburn]] *[[Blackpool]] *[[Bolton]] *[[Bury]] (opening in 2010) *[[Carlisle]] *[[Chester]], [[Browns of Chester|Browns]] *[[Crewe]] (opening in 2013) *[[Liverpool]] *[[Macclesfield]] (opening in 2014) *[[Manchester]] (formerly Rylands) *[[Manchester]], [[Trafford Centre]] *[[Oldham]] *[[Preston]] *[[Southport]] (formerly Marshall & Snelgrove Southport) *[[Stockport]] *[[Warrington]] *[[Wigan]] (formerly Pendleburys) *[[Workington]] ===Scotland=== *[[Aberdeen]] *[[Ayr]] *[[Dundee]] *[[Dunfermline]] *[[East Kilbride]] *[[Falkirk]], Desire by Debenhams *[[Edinburgh]] ([[Princes Street]]) *[[Edinburgh]] ([[Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh|Ocean Terminal]]) *[[Glasgow]] (Argyle Street) (Formerly [[Lewis's|Lewis's Glasgow]]) *[[Glasgow]], [[Silverburn Centre]] *[[Inverness]] *[[Kirkcaldy]], Desire by Debenhams *[[Livingston, West Lothian|Livingston]] *[[Perth, Scotland|Perth]] *[[Stirling]] {{col-end}} ===Northern Ireland=== *[[Bangor, County Down|Bangor]] (Opening as part of the Queens Parade Complex) *[[Belfast]], [[Westfield CastleCourt]] *[[Craigavon]], Rushmere Shopping Centre *[[Derry]], [[Foyleside Shopping Centre]] *[[Newry]], The Queys Shopping Centre *[[Ballymena]], Fairhill Shopping Centre ==Debenhams Ireland== {{main|Debenhams Ireland}} Unlike other international locations, all Ireland stores are directly operated by Debenhams plc under the company name Debenhams Ireland. The premises of the former [[Roches Stores]] are leased from the Roche family. The first Irish store opened in 1990 with the opening of Belfast store in the then new Castlecourt Shopping Centre, the first store in the Republic of Ireland opened in 1996 in the [[Jervis Shopping Centre]], this closed in January 2008 following the acquisition of the Henry Street store which is a short walk away, the lease on the store being assigned to [[Arnotts]]. Ballymena store opened in 2007 and was the first Desire Store to open in Ireland. Debenhams in Northern Ireland is not operated by Debenhams Ireland, but operated in line with the rest of the company as part of Debenhams plc. The Republic of Ireland Stores whilst part of the same region and managed by the same people are reported separately as the Republic of Ireland company.<ref>[http://home.eircom.net/content/irelandcom/topstories/11905452?view=Eircomnet Roches stores]</ref> Other sites in Ireland are still being reviewed for potential opening as this is one of the major markets where Debenhams is underrepresented. {{Col-begin|width=95%}} {{Col-1-of-2}} ===Stores in Ireland=== *[[Blackrock, Dublin|Blackrock]] (formerly Roches Stores Blackrock) *[[Blanchardstown]] (formerly Roches Stores Blanchardstown) *[[Cork (city)|Cork]], Mahon Point *[[Cork (city)|Cork]], [[St. Patrick's Street]] (formerly Roches Stores Cork) *[[Dublin]], [[Henry Street (Dublin)|Henry Street]] (formerly Roches Stores Dublin) *[[Galway]] (formerly Roches Stores Galway) *[[Limerick]] (formerly Roches Stores Limerick) *[[Newbridge, County Kildare|Newbridge]] *[[Tallaght]], [[The Square, Dublin|The Square]] (formerly Roches Stores Tallaght) *[[Tralee]] (formerly Roches Stores Tralee) *[[Waterford]] (formerly Roches Stores Waterford) ==International Stores== All department stores in international locations (except Debenhams Ireland) trade as 'Debenhams' name under franchise agreements. One of the franchisees '[[Sogo]]' in [[Indonesia]] also buys Debenhams goods to sell in its own department stores (as well as operating full-line Debenhams franchise stores). {{Col-begin|width=95%}} {{Col-1-of-3}} '''Bahrain''' *[[Manama]] '''Cyprus''' *[[Larnaka]], Zenon *[[Limassol]], Apollon *[[Limassol]], Olympia *[[Nicosia]] *[[Nicosia]], Central *[[Nicosia]], Ledra *[[Nicosia]], The Mall of Cyprus *[[Pafos]], Kinyras *[[Pafos]], Korivos '''Czech Republic''' *[[Prague]] '''Iceland''' *[[Kópavogur]], Smáralind(Mall) '''India''' *[[Mumbai]], Oberoi Mall *[[Gurgaon]], [[Ambi Mall]] {{Col-2-of-3}} '''Indonesia''' *[[Jakarta]], [[Senayan City]] *[[Tangerang]], Supermal Karawaci '''Iran''' *[[Tehran]]<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3779326/Debenhams-to-open-first-store-in-Iran.html Debenhams 'to open first store in Iran']</ref> '''Jordan''' * [[Amman]], City Mall '''Kuwait''' *[[Sharq Mall]] *[[Kuwait Airport]] *[[The Avenues (Kuwait)|The Avenues Mall]] '''Malaysia''' * [[Mutiara Damansara]], [[The Curve (shopping mall)|The Curve]] '''Philippines''' *[[Makati City]], [[Glorietta|Glorietta 4]], Rustans Department Store *[[Mandaluyong City]], [[Shangri-la Plaza Mall|Shangri-La Plaza Mall]] *[[Quezon City]], [[TriNoma]] '''Qatar''' *[[Doha]] {{Col-3-of-3}} '''Republic of Moldova''' *[[Chişinău]], [[Shopping Mall Dova]] '''Romania''' *[[Bucharest]] *[[Oradea]] *[[Cluj Napoca]] '''Saudi Arabia''' *[[Dhahran]] *[[Jeddah]] *[[Riyadh]] '''Turkey''' *[[Istanbul]] '''United Arab Emirates''' *[[Abu Dhabi]] *[[Dubai]] *[[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]] {{col-end}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.debenhams.com/ Debenhams] *[http://www.debenhamsplc.com/ Debenhams plc] *[http://www.debenhamsblog.com/ The official Debenhams blog] {{FTSE 250 Index constituents}} [[Category:Companies based in London]] [[Category:Debenhams|Debenhams]] [[Category:Department stores of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Department stores of Malaysia]] [[Category:Shops in London]] [[Category:Private equity portfolio companies]] [[Category:Companies established in 1778]] [[da:Debenhams]] [[fr:Debenhams]] [[no:Debenhams]] [[ru:Debenhams]] [[sv:Debenhams]]'