Debenhams Factory or Outlet Centres

MMCG_2 · 10 February 2007 at 4:45PM

Hello to all. I just thought I'd like to throw up a question to all you knowledgeable people. Where do Debenhams put excess unsold stock at the end of their sales? I never see any outlets like M and S have . I'm sure they exist somewhere.

12am · 10 February 2007 at 5:09PM

Debenhams - Gloucester - used to have outlet departments & a few years ago when I used to visit regularly I asked & was told that there were a few regional stores that had 'outlet' departments. I'm not certain if the gloucester store still has this going. The stock used to come in at the final sale price & then they would reduce by a further percentage. I think it used to start at 25%, then move to 50% after a few weeks & then to 75%

If anyone goes to the Gloucester store, it's a bit of a maze, or it used to be. The outlet sections were dotted about all over the store & some sections, because of the store layout, were rarely visited. I remember items that came in at already 70% off could end up at 92.5% off the original RRP

Joto_2 · 10 February 2007 at 5:55PM

They use to use the old Debenhams in Brighton before it closed for all sales item. I was lucky enough to be there on the day it closed. They announced without prior advertising at 11am that all items were now £1. Within 10 minutes the store was full! I got jackets, hats, lovely evening scalves, gloves etc, although people in two's were pilling their items to the ceiling and while one shopped the other person 'guarded' their wares. I think the Gilford's shop top floor use to have all clearance stock , not sure if thats still the case.