UK chain Debenhams set to open in Australia, exciting our aunts and uncles
 

UK chain Debenhams set to open in Australia, exciting our aunts and uncles
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Australia has had an influx of cool international retailers set up shop recently.*Zara, H&M, Uniqlo and Forever 21 are the biggest and best of the lot, but **w the party is about to be crashed by their strait-laced British relative, Debenhams.

The department store is set to open in Melbourne and is expected to sign up for a 4,000-square metre space in the newly redeveloped St Collins Lane building, according to the Australian Financial Review.

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It follows a franchise agreement struck between the department store and retail investment company Pepkor South East Asia last year, with plans to open 10 stores locally over the long-term, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. Read more...


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