Who owns Debenhams?
Debenhams is owned by Debenhams Group (the United Kingdom, LSE: DEBS), which has owned the brand since 25 January 2021.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Debenhams Group plc Annual Report 2025, 12 June 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Debenhams Group plc reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Manchester
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, London
- Founded
- 1778
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Fashion apparel › Casual & denim
- Parent ticker
- LSE: DEBS
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Debenhams
Debenhams traded as a department store from 1778 until its collapse in 2021. boohoo bought the brand and website for £55 million, kept none of the shops, and eventually renamed the whole group after it. The group has since applied the same approach to several other collapsed retailers, running them as online marketplaces under names shoppers already trust.
Ownership timeline of Debenhams
- 2021 – present Debenhams Group [1] reported
Where Debenhams sits in Debenhams Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Debenhams Group
Debenhams Group controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
- boohoo (2006)
- Karen Millen (1981)
- PrettyLittleThing (2012)
Other brands in casual & denim, and who owns them
The 133 brands in casual & denim on Brandtree belong to 59 owners. The largest is Azzas 2154, with 8.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Fábula | Azzas 2154 | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Carter's | Carter's | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Duck Head | Oxford Industries | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cortefiel | Tendam | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| & Other Stories | H&M Group | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Bershka | Inditex | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| GU | Fast Retailing | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| BSX | Giordano | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
About the owner: Debenhams Group
Debenhams Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom, founded in 2006. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as LSE: DEBS.
The company was called boohoo until 2025, when it renamed itself after Debenhams, a collapsed department store whose name it had bought and turned into its best-performing business. A fast fashion group therefore now trades under the name of the retailer it outlasted.
Debenhams Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇬🇧 Debenhams and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 552 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 291 of them (53%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Debenhams is not one of them.
- ASOS Design — ASOS 🇬🇧
- Alexander McQueen — Kering 🇫🇷
- Autograph — Marks & Spencer 🇬🇧
- Bravissimo — Wacoal 🇯🇵
- Burberry — Burberry 🇬🇧
- COS — H&M Group 🇸🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Debenhams?
The parent company of Debenhams is Debenhams Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Debenhams British?
Yes. Debenhams originated in the United Kingdom in 1778 and its owner, Debenhams Group, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Since when has Debenhams Group owned Debenhams?
Debenhams Group has owned Debenhams since 25 January 2021.
Is Debenhams still owned by Debenhams Group?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Debenhams is still owned by Debenhams Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Debenhams Group plc Annual Report 2025 — Debenhams Group plc, Annual report, published 12 June 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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