Debenhams Media Centre

18 Jun 2013

The rise of the prom kings

Retailer Debenhams has revealed today (18th June) that for the first time ever guys are spending nearly as much as girls on getting themselves ready for Prom.
Boys are spending on average 24% more prepping for their prom compared with 2012 - only £82.25 less than what a girl spends.

14 Jun 2013

Dads get short changed

Dads are being short changed when it comes to gifts, new sales figures from retailer Debenhams reveal.
Kids are spending on average £4 less on Father’s day gifts than they were last year, in 2012 the average spend for gifts was £16 and this has now dropped to a measly £12.

13 Jun 2013

DEBENHAMS USES UN-AIRBRUSHED LINGERIE IMAGES

Debenhams has broken ranks with the rest of the high street by using un-airbrushed lingerie photography.

12 Jun 2013

DEBENHAMS INVESTS £25MILLION IN SEVEN FLOOR FLAGSHIP STORE

Seventh heaven of retail experience to reinvigorate London’s West End

Today (12 June 2013),Debenhams announced a £25million pound refurbishment of its flagship store on London’s Oxford Street – the likes of which has never been seen before in the retailer’s 200-year history.

With an additional trading floor, shoppers can look forward to a towering seven floors of retail space with every inch of the in-store journey re-designed to represent the very best that Debenhams has to offer.

Work has begun on the comprehensive renovation programme that will see every department overhauled, including its biggest ever Beauty hall, more Designer departments than ever before across three floors of fashion, three new cafes and restaurants and a new destination for women – the retailer’s biggest ever shoe hall and lingerie department.

The extensive work will culminate with the creation of an entirely new and eye-catching exterior for the department store.

30 May 2013

Brit Men Bigger Than Ever

British men are the biggest and tallest they have ever been - and are getting bigger, new research has revealed.
Demand for outsized clothing has rocketed by 126 per cent in recent months and looks set to climb even faster in the year ahead, says fashion retailer Debenhams.

21 May 2013

GATSBY PUTS ROARING TWENTIES FASHION BACK ON TOP

Fashion first made popular in the glamorous twenties is now making a comeback thanks to Baz Luhrmann’s cinema adaptation of The Great Gatsby, says department store Debenhams.
The fashion retailer has seen sales increases of up to 266% on products including beaded capes, lace dresses, pearls and twenties style eveningwear.

21 May 2013

BRITS ARE SITTING ON £2.1BN OF FORGOTTEN HOLIDAY MONEY

Debenhams launches new gift card to help people make the most of leftover currency with a 10% bonus on top

Britons are sitting on billions of pounds-worth of left over holiday currency, according to a new report from Debenhams Personal Finance.

The average person has almost £60 of foreign currency in their homes, which adds up to a national total of £2.1bn in unused cash - prompting the launch of a new card to help people make the most of it this summer.

The Debenhams Buyback Giftcard allows customers to put the full value of their unused currency in sterling onto the card. The advantage being that the retailer has pledged to add an extra 10% “bonus” to the card to spend in store.