On line retailer Boohoo has today (January 25) bought the Debenhams brand and website for £55m, but has said it will not take on any stores, or any of the workers..

That puts up to 12,000 jobs in doubt, along with Debenham's remaining 118 high street addresses including the one in Bristol.

The 242-year-old Debenhams chain is already in the process of closing down and recently announced that six shops would not reopen after lockdown, including its store on London's Oxford Street.

According to Boohoo the Debenhams' website receives 300 million visits a year, making it a top ten retail website in the UK by traffic.