27-04-2020 10:08 via retailgazette.co.uk

Debenhams warns Welsh stores may be forced to shut permanently

// Debenhams says its Welsh stores may be forced to shut permanently
// It says the Wales finance minister has made it “unviable” to continue trading the majority of its Welsh businessDebenhams has reportedly warned that its Welsh stores may be forced to shut permanently unless the government reverses a decision on business rates relief.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has granted a rates holiday to all retail, leisure and hospitality firms for a year just as the coronavirus crisis escalated
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