Debenhams enlists new designers for menswear challenge
10 Nov 2011 | by Rachel Barnes
Debenhams is hoping to inject a younger, edgier style into its menswear, with the launch of a competition to find up-and-coming designers.
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Debenhams is expanding its designer collaboration Editions brand into homewares in spring in an effort to create a more trend-led offer, with designs prominently featuring British motifs.
Debenhams is hoping to inject a younger, edgier style into its menswear, with the launch of a competition to find up-and-coming designers.
Debenhams promised to offer its customers a more joined-up approach to marketing and revealed plans to open a number of new shops, as it reported a 8.6% rise in pre-tax profits to £160.3m in the 53 weeks ending 3 September.
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The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has appointed outgoing Debenhams chief executive Rob Templeman as its new chairman.
Debenhams chief executive Rob Templeman is retiring after eight years at the company and will be replaced by deputy chief executive Michael Sharp.
Debenhams has launched transactional apps for Android and Nokia phones, to supplement the version already available for iPhone.
Debenhams is to launch its first-ever interactive online TV channel that will give viewers style and shopping advice and allow them to purchase goods with a single click on a featured item.
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