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      • The UK has lost 83% of its main department stores in the five years since the collapse of the BHS chain. The figure highlights the extent of the upheaval in the High Street as the Covid pandemic sped up changes in shopping habits.
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  2. Aug 26, 2021 · 26 August 2021. By Emma Simpson,BBC business correspondent. Share. Getty Images. The UK has lost 83% of its main department stores in the five years since the collapse of the BHS chain. The...

  3. Jan 5, 2024 · But the longevity of department stores has been put in doubt by recent high-profile collapses — from Debenhams and House of Fraser to smaller chain Beales and Edinburgh’s Jenners, along with ...

  4. Aug 27, 2021 · Almost two thirds of closed shops remain unoccupied, study finds. The boarded-up branch of Debenhams department store on Oxford Street, London. The chain had already been struggling prior to the Covid-19 outbreak and began a liquidation process late last year. Getty Images.

  5. Nov 16, 2021 · The decline of department stores does not come as a surprise considering that a number of department stores are struggling to make a profit – many exacerbated by Covid-19. Harrods...

  6. Aug 27, 2021 · 27th August 2021. Elias Jahshan. Department Stores Property Research. // 83% of UK department store space has shut down for good since BHS collapsed in 2016. // 79 stores remain today...

  7. Jun 7, 2018 · 1. Lack of investment and innovation. Diane Wehrle of market research firm Springboard says the worst department stores "haven't changed in 10, maybe 20 years". This is because they have not...

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