Department store Debenhams has announced that another five of its UK stores will not reopen following the easing of lockdown.
The retailer said that despite "best efforts" it had been unable to agree terms with shopping centre owner Hammerson to reopen the branches, after falling into administration last month.
It has been reported that the closures may result in about 1,400 job losses across the five branches. Stores that are due to close are in Birmingham's Bullring, Croydon's Centrale shopping centre, Silverburn in Glasgow, High Cross in Leicester, and Reading's Oracle, the retailer confirmed.
A spokesman for Debenhams said: "We can confirm that despite our best efforts, we have been unable to agree terms with Hammerson on our five
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