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   William Debenham ( / ˈdɛbənəm /; 18 April 1794 – 24 September 1863) was the founder of Debenhams, once one of the largest retailers in the United Kingdom. Career. Born in 1794 in Alpheton in Suffolk, [1] William Debenham joined Thomas Clark in a partnership to manage a draper 's store at 44 Wigmore Street in London. [2]

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3. news.sky.com › story › takeovers-scandal-and-debtTakeovers, scandal and debt - the colourful decades that ...

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   Dec 1, 2020 · Debenhams can trace its origins back to 1778. Why you can trust Sky News. COVID-19 has proved to be the final nail in the coffin for Debenhams. But the seeds of destruction of this much-loved business were sowed many years ago.

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   Dec 2, 2020 · Debenhams stores across the UK are set to close after final attempts to rescue the ailing store chain failed. ... William Debenham invested in the firm in 1813 and it was renamed Clark & Debenham.

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   Public Company. Founded: 1778 as Flint & Clark. Employees: 27,187. Sales: £1.36 billion (US$2.29 billion) (1998) Stock Exchanges: London. NAIC: 452110 Department Stores. Company History: Debenhams Plc is one of the United Kingdom's longest continuously operating clothing and goods retailers. The company owns and operates nearly 100 department ...

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   May 5, 2021 · In 1813, William Debenham invested in the firm and it was renamed Clark & Debenham. Debenhams: Over 200 years of history. What went wrong at Debenhams? Debenhams has already announced that...

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   Dec 2, 2020 · The history of the department store dates back to the 18th Century. A postcard showing Debenham & Freebody department store in London, circa 1905. In 1778, William Clark opened a drapers store...

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   Who was William Debenham?

   • Born in 1794 in Alpheton in Suffolk, William Debenham joined Thomas Clark in a partnership to manage a draper 's store at 44 Wigmore Street in London. The partners later expanded the business such that it had stores on both sides of Wigmore Street, one known as Debenham & Clark and the other known as Clark & Debenham.

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   Did William Clark own Debenham & Freebody?

   • A postcard showing Debenham & Freebody department store in London, circa 1905 In 1778, William Clark opened a drapers store at 44 Wigmore Street in London's West End, where he sold expensive fabrics, bonnets, gloves and parasols. Some decades later, William Debenham invested in the firm in 1813 and it was renamed Clark & Debenham.

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   Where did Clark & Debenham come from?

   • Roots can be traced back London’s West End, when William Clark opened a retail store on Wigmore Street (pictured), selling expensive fabrics and gloves William Debenham invests in the company, which then becomes Clark & Debenham

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   When did Debenhams become a department store?

   • The company would continue to build its reputation into the 20th century, especially with the opening of the first Debenhams department store in 1905. In the same year, the company incorporated under the Debenhams name. Debenhams would convert its other stores to the department store format over the next decades.

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   Apr 9, 2019 · Early days. 1778. Roots can be traced back London’s West End, when William Clark opened a retail store on Wigmore Street (pictured), selling expensive fabrics and gloves. 1813. William Debenham ...