Six Debenhams stores are already gone for good but Northampton survives for now

Flagship Oxford Street site is among those that will not reopen after lockdown
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Debenhams has left its Northampton store off a list of six that will not reopen after lockdown.

Administrators FRP Advisory is still in talks with "a number of third parties regarding the sale of all or parts of the business," according to Sky News reports today.

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But plans are going ahead for a wind-down of the business which was announced last month, meaning the huge Drapery site is likely to be shuttered once stock runs out.

Debenhams has been a presence in the Drapery since 1973Debenhams has been a presence in the Drapery since 1973
Debenhams has been a presence in the Drapery since 1973

Debenhams' flagship London Store in Oxford Street is among the closures after the company failed to agree a lease extension with landlords.

Employees at stores in Portsmouth, Staines, Harrogate, Weymouth and Worcester, have also been told their stores will not reopen after the end of coronavirus restrictions with the lost of around 320 jobs.

Geoff Rowley, joint administrator to Debenhams and Partner at FRP Advisory, said: "We continue to engage with interested parties over alternative proposals for the future of Debenhams, but inevitably the latest lockdown has had an effect on our plans for the wind-down of the business.

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"We regret the impact on those colleagues affected by today's announcement and would like to thank all those who continue to keep the business trading in very difficult circumstances."

Debenhams has been a name in Northampton's town centre since 1973 when it rebranded the former Adnitt Brothers store it bought in the 1950s.

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