A liquidation process saw Debenhams officially shut down the last of its bricks-and-mortar stores last month, ending 243 years of trading on the high street for the department store. It came after Debenhams' brand, ecommerce operations and assets were bought out of administration by Boohoo Group in a £55 million deal in January. The deal did not include Debenham's store estate. READ MORE: Speaking to The Times this week, Boohoo Group chief executive John Lyttle said some beauty brands had refused to supply products to Debenhams unless it had a physical store presence.