Department store chain Debenhams has temporarily reopened its Carlisle, Workington and Barrow branches for a closing down sale.

The move comes as high streets across Cumbria received a welcome boost on Monday as non-essential shops opened their doors to shoppers as part of Boris Johnson’s road map out of lockdown.

The Debenhams stores within the Lanes Shopping Centre in Carlisle, Riseman Place in Workington and Portland Walk in Barrow-in-Furness reopened in line with government guidance, and will only trade until all stock is cleared.

Lat week, the company said it will begin to permanently close the stores from May 2, and will expect all stock to be cleared and stores closed by May 15.

In a statement, Debenhams said the closing down sale would offer “incredible limited-time bargains”, with savings of up to 70 per cent on fashion and home products, and 50 per cent off on beauty and fragrance lines.

The company entered administration in April 2019 and again a year later, and was finally bought out by Boohoo in January 2021 after entering liquidation.

The online fashion retailer purchased the Debenhams brand and website for £55m, meaning all existing stores will close, with around 12,000 jobs at risk.

A spokesperson for Debenhams said: “This is the last chance for customers in England and Wales to visit their local Debenhams before sadly our stores close for good.

“We will be reopening with a fantastic range of offers and discounts across all of our customers’ favourite brands and products.

“Stocks are limited and expected to sell out quickly so customers should visit their nearest store quickly to avoid disappointment.

“We are very grateful for the efforts of our staff who have worked so hard throughout the most difficult of circumstances to keep the business trading”.

FULL LIST: These are the locations of Debenhams stores in England and Wales which will reopen on April 12 for a final closing down sale.

England:

  • Banbury
  • Barrow
  • Basildon
  • Basingstoke
  • Bath
  • Bedford
  • Beverley
  • Birmingham
  • Blackburn
  • Blackpool
  • Bolton
  • Bournemouth
  • Bradford
  • Brighton
  • Bristol
  • Bromley
  • Bury
  • Bury St Edmunds
  • Cambridge
  • Carlisle
  • Chelmsford
  • Cheshire Oaks
  • Chester
  • Chesterfield
  • Colchester
  • Coventry
  • Crawley
  • Derby
  • Doncaster
  • Exeter
  • Fareham
  • Gloucester
  • Gravesend
  • Guildford
  • Hanley
  • Harrow
  • Hastings
  • Hemel
  • Hereford
  • Hounslow
  • Hull
  • Ilford
  • Ipswich
  • Lakeside
  • Leeds
  • Lichfield
  • Lincoln
  • Liverpool
  • Luton
  • Manchester
  • Mansfield
  • Meadowhall
  • Merryhill
  • Middlesbrough
  • Newbury
  • Newcastle
  • Northampton
  • Norwich
  • Nottingham
  • Nuneaton
  • Oldham
  • Plymouth
  • Preston
  • Redditch
  • Romford
  • Scarborough
  • Scunthorpe
  • Sheffield
  • Southend
  • Stevenage
  • Stockport
  • Sunderland
  • Sutton
  • Taunton
  • Telford
  • Torquay
  • Trafford Centre
  • Uxbridge
  • Wakefield
  • Walsall
  • Warrington
  • Westwood Cross
  • White Rose
  • Wigan
  • Winchester
  • Woking
  • Workington
  • Worthing
  • York Monks Cross

Wales:

  • Bangor
  • Cardiff
  • Carmarthen
  • Llandudno
  • Llanelli
  • Newport
  • Swansea
  • Wrexham