Debenhams- which has branch in Chesterfield- to close up to 50 stores
It comes after the department store chain announced it had made a record annual loss of £491.5m, compared to a £59m profit the year before.
It is not known if the Chesterfield store, at Ravenshead Retail Park, is one of the 50 out of 166 sites earmarked for closure.
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Debehnhams boss Sergio Bucher said the stores that were being considered were ‘currently contributing positively’ to the business but added: “However, rolling forward current trends, we do not believe they will remain profitable in future years and therefore we intend to exit these stores over the next 3-5 years.”