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From bowling alleys to boutique hotels - the plans coming up next for UK's 'ghost' Debenhams stores

A year since Debenhams closed its doors for the final time on its retail empire of more than 90 UK stores, plans are being made to what happens next to the empty units.

The mass closure marked an end of an era - not least for the 12,000 workers losing their jobs but also for the brand that had clocked up more than 200 years of trade on the high street.

It started in 1778 as William Clark in London as a drapers' store, becoming a flagship in virtually every town and city in the UK.

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