John Lewis is an Edinburgh shopping institution. During the last easing of lockdown, members of the public queued round the block to get back into the store.
Any rescue deal for Debenhams is likely to centre on stock levels, analysts said, as Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group confirmed it was in talks with the department store’s administrators in a move that could save thousands of jobs.
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