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With its surprise update this morning, on January like-for-likes falling around 10%, Debenhams won the unwanted distinction of being the first retailer of the year to complain about the snow.
With its surprise update this morning, on January like-for-likes falling around 10%, Debenhams won the unwanted distinction of being the first retailer of the year to complain about the snow.
Predictably this then kickstarted the familiar rounds of discussion among retail watchers about just how much of the tumble can really be blamed on the problematic weather.
Any kind of disruption that gives consumers a reason to think twice about heading to the shops is generally bemoaned by retailers, for obvious reasons. However, for Debenhams to point the finger solely in this direction...