Debenhams Group to return fulfilment operations to Burnley

Debenhams Group has announced plans to relocate its fulfilment operations from Sheffield to Burnley under a new distribution agreement with a third-party logistics provider.

The agreement will see GXO Logistics operate the Burnley facility, overseeing global distribution for the retail group, whose brands include Debenhams, PrettyLittleThing, boohoo, MAN and Karen Millen.

The move is expected to create more than 1,200 jobs. It follows Debenhams Group’s announcement in September that it had agreed to sell its Sheffield distribution centre to Primark for £90 million.

Debenhams expects to continue operating from Sheffield until early 2027, ahead of the transfer of fulfilment operations to Burnley.

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