Debenhams hails 'resilient' trading

A successful January sale and well-received spring ranges helped department store chain Debenhams make a “resilient” start to 2012.

Like-for-like sales at Debenhams, which runs 170 stores in the UK, Ireland and Denmark, increased 2.4% in the eight weeks to March 3 – significantly better than the flat performance in the previous 18 weeks.