Robertson Street Hastings – Hastings In Focus

Debenhams – all hopes of a rescue that would save Robertson Street store have gone as Boohoo buys only the brand

Any lingering hopes that the Debenhams store in Robertson Street might be saved have gone with the news this morning that the Debenhams brand has been bought by online retailer Boohoo. The billionaire owner of Boohoo has pledged to take on the might of Amazon and paid £55million for the Debenhams name – but crucially […]

UPDATED – ‘Devastating loss’ for Hastings – Debenhams reaches the end of the road

It has been confirmed this morning that work will begin to wind down the Debenhams department store chain leading to its closure in the new year which will mean the closure of the chain’s Robertson Street store in Hastings. The 242-year-old business has been struggling for some time and went into administration in April for […]