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Debenhams is moving into mainland Europe for the first time with the £12m acquisition of Magasin du Nord, the Danish chain of six department stores. 16-Nov-2009 Debenhams is to restart its store refurbishment programme following an improvement in sales, and hopes to refurbish about six department stores a year. 26-Oct-2009 Debenhams is to raise £323m in a share placing, in order to reduce debt and acquire new retail assets that become available in the economic downturn. 04-Jun-2009 Debenhams is planning to open eight new stores in Bath, Bury, Carmarthen, Kidderminster, Newcastle, Wakefield, Witney and York by 2010, with the creation of 1,200 jobs. 18-Mar-2009 Debenhams is to create up to 100 jobs at a new department store due to open in Fareham in June. 03-Mar-2009 Debenhams is to start recruiting 110 staff for a new department store due to open in Bury St Edmunds in March. 12-Jan-2009 Debenhams is to set up a department store at the Weavers Wharf retail park development in Kidderminster, with the creation of about 200 jobs. 29-Feb-2008 Debenhams is to set up an 80,000 sq ft department store at the Waterside shopping centre development in Aylesbury. 04-Feb-2008 Debenhams is planning to open ten new department stores next year, as part of a long-term strategy to expand from 133 to 240 outlets. 19-Sep-2007 Debenhams is to open a 93,000 sq ft department store at the 394,000 sq ft Oval retail development in Darlington in 2010. 23-May-2007 Debenhams is to invest up to £60m revamping its department stores, introducing design elements from its Desire small-store format to between ten and 20 stores a year. 09-Apr-2007 Debenhams is to set up a 110,000 sq ft anchor store at the extended Wood Green shopping mall in London. 26-Feb-2007 Debenhams is to open stores in Wigan, Warrington, Glasgow, Derby, Exeter, Walton-on-Thames and Altrincham this year, and has also announced plans for a new 30,000 sq ft fashion format. 05-Feb-2007 Debenhams is considering plans to open a department store in Harlow, as part of a 500,000 sq ft retail and leisure development being proposed by Harlow Council and English Partnerships. 22-Jan-2007 Debenhams has agreed to set up a 94,000 sq ft department store at the £235m Markets Project in Barnsley, which will include 475,000 sq ft of retail and leisure space and is due for completion in 2011. 27-Nov-2006 Debenhams has agreed deals to open 26 new department stores over the next four years, and a further 70 will open overseas. 25-Oct-2006 Debenhams has acquired nine department stores in Ireland from Roches Stores, and is also looking to open up to 20 of its small-format Desire stores across Ireland and Northern Ireland. 09-Aug-2006 Debenhams has agreed to set up a 105,000 sq ft department store at the £130m Centros Miller development on the 10-acre Canal Corridor North site in Lancaster. 07-Jun-2006 Debenhams has asked four banks to prepare a strategic review of its department stores business, which could lead to a £3bn flotation. 19-Jan-2006 Debenhams is planning to open at least 24 department stores in the UK over the next five years, with £115m being spent next year on store openings, refurbishments and other projects. 14-Nov-2005 Debenhams is looking to expand its chain of 119 department stores with 45 new sites over the next five years. 28-Sep-2005 Debenhams is planning to expand its new Desire small store format by opening sites in South Shields and Orpington this year and a further six next year. 23-Aug-2005 Debenhams is to recruit 850 jobs for a new distribution centre due to open in Peterborough this summer. 19-Apr-2005 Debenhams is considering plans to open up to 130 Desire small-format stores, depending on the success of a trial in Truro. 11-Apr-2005 Debenhams is to buy eight department stores from Allders, including sites in Portsmouth, Slough, Clapham, Basildon, Sutton, Woking, Chatham and Ilford. 14-Feb-2005 Debenhams is planning to expand its chain of 107 department stores with at least 25 new sites by 2008. 24-Jan-2005 Debenhams is to spend £6m refurbishing its Oxford Street department store in London, which will involve the addition of a new sales floor and the relocation of its buying department to the nearby headquarters. 09-Nov-2004 Debenhams is said to be considering plans to relocate its Derby department store to the planned new Eagle Centre extension, making way for a new £20m library. 13-Oct-2004 Debenhams is to relocate its Exeter department store to the £175m Princesshay development. 10-May-2004 Debenhams is to recruit 700 staff for a new department store due to open at the MetroCentre in Gateshead this autumn. 27-Apr-2004 Debenhams is to open a department store in Craigavon in the autumn, with the creation of 230 jobs. 29-Mar-2004 Debenhams is looking to expand its franchised department stores business abroad, and is particularly interested in India, China and Indonesia. 08-Mar-2004 Debenhams is to shed about 200 head office jobs in London and Taunton, and further cuts are expected among the 23,000 staff at its 104 department stores. 03-Feb-2004 Debenhams is to set up a department store in Newry, as part of the £25m redevelopment of The Quays shopping centre. 18-Jun-2003 Debenhams, the department store operator, has received a £1.54bn takeover bid from venture capital group Permira. 13-May-2003 Debenhams is planning to spend £430m opening nine new department stores and refurbishing others by spring 2005, with the creation of about 2,000 jobs. 16-Apr-2003 Debenhams is planning to set up a department store in Wolverhampton, as part of the redevelopment of an eight-acre site near Bell Street. 22-Jan-2003 Debenhams has announced plans to set up a department store in Newry in October 2004, with the creation of 230 jobs. 06-Dec-2002 Debenhams is planning to open 14 new department stores in the UK and Ireland by 2006, to add to the existing 99. 23-Oct-2002 Debenhams is planning to create up to 700 jobs at a new department store in the redeveloped Bullring mall in Birmingham. 11-Oct-2002 Debenhams is considering plans to consolidate its distribution operations onto a single new 1.2m sq ft site at Hampton near Peterborough, which would be operated by Tibbett & Britten. 26-Aug-2002 House of Fraser is to close department stores in Aberdeen and Dundee with the loss of almost 200 jobs, while a third site in Perth is being sold to Debenhams. 01-Jul-2002 Sainsbury is linking up with Debenhams, BP and Barclaycard to launch a joint loyalty card this autumn, which will be operated by Loyalty Management International and called Nectar. 05-Jun-2002 Debenhams is to expand its chain of 97 department stores to 106 by 2006, and has announced plans for new stores in Londonderry and Bradford. 24-Oct-2001 Debenhams is to modernise its department store in Belfast, which will involve the transfer of stockrooms to a new unit in Crumlin and the creation of up to 90 jobs. 12-Sep-2001 Debenhams is seeking planning permission to open a department store in Doncaster in 2005, as part of the town's £70m transport interchange project. 27-Jul-2001 Debenhams has agreed to open a department store at the £55m Grand Arcade Shopping Centre being planned for Wigan by Modus Properties in 2004, with the creation of 100 jobs. 21-Jun-2001 Debenhams is planning to open eight department stores over the next three years, as part of a long-term strategy to expand its chain of 96 outlets by 50%. 11-Apr-2001 Debenhams has confirmed plans for a £60m expansion at the Eastgate Shopping Centre in Inverness, which will create 500 jobs by 2003. 01-Nov-2000 Debenhams is to expand its chain of department stores from 94 to 103 by 2004, with new outlets opening in Milton Keynes, Carlisle, Uxbridge, Sunderland and Oxford over the next 12 months. 18-Oct-2000 Debenhams has confirmed plans to create 4,000 jobs by opening a further 11 department stores over the next four years, and will move outside its traditional territory. 19-Jul-2000 Debenhams is to open a department store at the new £90m Centre West development in East Kilbride, with the creation of about 300 jobs. 23-Jun-2000 Debenhams is planning to increase its high street store space by 17% in a £140m capital expenditure programme, and believes there is potential to expand its chain from 91 to 130 stores. 12-Apr-2000 Debenhams is to spend £120m refurbishing 70 of its department stores over the next four years, and has expressed an interest in acquiring some of Storehouse's Bhs outlets. 20-Oct-1999 Debenhams is to open Manchester United merchandise outlets in 21 of its stores by the end of the year. 04-Oct-1999 Debenhams is planning to open a further 15 stores over the next four years and a further 26 will be modernised, while it has also announced plans to launch a wedding gift service on the internet. 21-Apr-1999 Debenhams is planning a £35m refit of its Oxford store which will create 50 jobs, and two temporary stores are being set up to serve customers for the duration of the project. 22-Dec-1998 Freemans is linking up with Debenhams to produce a home shopping catalogue called Debenhams Direct, and it will be launched in 2000. 10-Dec-1998 Land Securities and Sunderland Council are planning a £45m expansion at Sunderland's Bridges shopping centre, and the plans include a new Debenhams store that will create 350 jobs. 30-Nov-1998 Debenhams has announced plans for two further department stores - in Basingstoke and Leith - in addition to the 17 stores already being planned for the next five years. 28-Oct-1998 Debenhams Retail is planning to set up a new office base in Wimpole Street, London, following its demerger from the Burton Group. 11-Sep-1998 Debenhams has announced plans for an additional six new stores, which along with the 10 previously announced would create 6,000 jobs. 28-Apr-1998
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