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William Debenham: Founder
Mark Rolfe: Non-Executive DirectorPast Role: Lane Clark & Peacock, Chairman
Debenhams is a multi-channel brand that operates department stores offering women's clothing, menswear, beauty, kids, electricals, and homeware products.
It gives its customers around the world a unique, differentiated, and exclusive mix of its own brands, international brands, and concessions to its six million beauty shoppers and 1.4
million Beauty Club members. The Debenhams' established online platform has approximately 300 million website visits per annum. The company specializes in the top four market share in womenswear and menswear it also has a top 10 share in childrenswear. It leads the market in premium health and beauty. Debenhams is available online in 70 countries and is the 11th biggest UK online retailer by traffic volume. In 2012 Debenhams was awarded Multichannel Retailer of the Year at the Oracle Retail Week Awards.
Debenhams has been investing in British design for 20 years through its exclusive Designers at Debenhams portfolio of brands. Current designers include Ted Baker, Jeff Banks, Jasper Conran, Erickson Beamon, FrostFrench, Henry Holland, Roksanda Illincic, Betty Jackson, Jonathan Kelsey, Carol Lake, Ben de Lisi, Julien Macdonald, Melissa Odabash, Jane Packer, Jenny Packham, Pearce Fionda, Preen, Janet Reger, John Rocha, Jonathan Saunders, Lisa Stickley, Yukari Sweeney, Ashley Thomas, Eric Van Peterson, and Matthew Williamson.
