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Debenhams gone bust

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  • #32
    Richard Hillman
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    L1011 wrote: »
    Except its not Dundrum looking rid of HoF, its HoF looking rid of a loss making shop. They're gone.

    No, it was the centre looking to get rid of HOF. HOF/Sports Direct were trying to renegotiate the rents and it didn't go down well. The Centre were also very unhappy with HOF in terms of health and safety, hygiene, HOF moving from premium shopping to discount shopping and Sports Direct moving Sports gear into the shop (Lifestyle, JD etc were very unhappy).

    I should note that I used to work there.

    Apparently HOF Dundrum was profitable but I don't believe it. Anything that went though the tills belonged to the Concessions.


  • #33
    L1011
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    Richard Hillman wrote: »
    No, it was the centre looking to get rid of HOF. HOF/Sports Direct were trying to renegotiate the rents and it didn't go down well. The Centre were also very unhappy with HOF in terms of health and safety, hygiene, HOF moving from premium shopping to discount shopping and Sports Direct moving Sports gear into the shop (Lifestyle, JD etc were very unhappy).

    I should note that I used to work there.

    Apparently HOF Dundrum was profitable but I don't believe it. Anything that went though the tills belonged to the Concessions.

    Even if this is correct, it does not vaguely suggest HoF will stay there. They're gone.


  • #34
    [Deleted User]
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    Xertz wrote: »
    They're a major anchor store in Mahon Point in Cork too, pretty large store.

    Malls/shopping centres all over the world are dying - I’d say a number of other businesses in that centre will now fold as there just won’t be the footfall to sustain them -sad times.


  • #35
    TheDriver
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    Debenhams was a goner long before this virus. Lot of stuff was overpriced. You could buy the same looking item in many of their different brands for different prices. Their stupid constant blue cross sales where everything was the same price as the week before.
    Interestingly, they did a massive sale on Patricks weekend online, 30% off even sale stuff
    Their clothes were gone expensive and bland.


  • #36
    Icsics
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    I’ll miss the constant sale on beauty, always got good deals & ‘free gifts’!


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  • #37
    silver2020
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    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    Their blue cross 70% sales never had 70% off but I will still miss Debenhams, big loss to Cork, city centre has many vacant buildings, less foot fall traffic and Mahon Point shopping centre biggest unit was Debenhams

    You must have missed the words "Up to". I think they assumed all shoppers would bring their magnifying glass with them.

    It was never a store I went into, either here or when I lived in the UK. Always came across as boring.


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