"With the planned wind-down of the Debenhams business, regrettably our 15 stores in Scotland will now not reopen and are closed permanently," the retailer said in its update. "As a result of these closures, all employees in our Scottish stores will be made redundant. "A number of employees will be retained for a short period of time to support an orderly exit from the stores." Geoff Rowley, joint administrator and partner of FRP Advisory, said: "The Debenhams liquidation clearance continues online, and will restart in stores in England, Wales and Northern Ireland once restrictions allow.