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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Jonathan Prynn

Boohoo renames itself Debenhams in major revival of former department store brand

Boohoo bought the Debenhams brand from administrators for £55 million in 2021 - (PA Wire)

Online fashion retailer Boohoo is renaming itself Debenhams in a major revival of one of Britain’s oldest and best known retail names.

Boohoo bought the 247 year old former department store chain out of administration for £55 million in 2021 after it collapsed during the pandemic and kept it trading as an online only retailer. All the stores, including the Oxford Street flagship, were shut down.

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