Staff at Perth Debenhams facing tough Christmas after talks on rescue deal fall through

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Perth look set to go after retail giant JD Sports confirmed it will not be buying Debenhams.Staff in Perth have been wary about the future for some time but this latest development appears to be the final nail in their employment future.The termination of talks over JD Sports buying Debenhams was announced on Tuesday morning, December 1.The shops will continue to trade until current stock is cleared.

After that, if no solution has been found, the UK operations will close.NHS Tayside  planning to start vaccination programmeThe 242-year-old department store business with 12,000 employees across the UK had been banking on an acquisition offer from JD Sports as its last hope for survival having gone into administration in April, the second time.