{"id":164408,"date":"2021-03-18T09:00:51","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T09:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/university-of-gloucestershire-expands-into-former-debenhams-store\/"},"modified":"2021-08-06T12:10:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T12:10:39","slug":"university-of-gloucestershire-expands-into-former-debenhams-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/university-of-gloucestershire-expands-into-former-debenhams-store\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Gloucestershire expands into former Debenhams store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Gloucestershire has acquired a former Debenhams store and will <strong>convert it into lecture halls and training facilities for healthcare workers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Gloucester's branch of Debenhams has been closed since December and<strong> covers\u00a020,000 sq metres over five floors.<\/strong> The university's plans to keep the site's Art Deco fascia and hopes to have students in the site from September 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the ground floor will be allocated as local community cultural and enterprise space and the project forms part of a wider regeneration of the city centre and train station.<\/p>\n<p>The site has a long history as a department store and was <strong>once home to a branch of Bon March\u00e9,<\/strong> which was mostly rebuilt in the 1930s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-puzfbd\">Stephen Marston, the university\u2019s vice-chancellor, said: \u201cThe D<strong>ebenhams building has a special place in the hearts of local people,<\/strong> and we\u2019re delighted that our plans will help breathe new life and purpose into a place that is central to the city\u2019s heritage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-puzfbd\">\u201cIt is part of the University\u2019s mission to <strong>support the growth and development of our community, economically, socially and culturally.<\/strong> By repurposing this iconic building into a new hub for learning, we can make a major contribution to creating a better future for our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-puzfbd\">Richard Cook, the leader of Gloucester City Council, added:\u00a0\u201cThis is fantastic news which not only <strong>guarantees the future of this much loved building<\/strong> but also sees it become a hive of activity and learning,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The move is the latest example of how department stores are being re-purposed in light of the pandemic. Yesterday it was revealed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/former-debenhams-store-in-leicester-to-be-converted-into-flats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leicester branch of Debenhams would be converted into flats.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some 118 Debenhams stores have been closed (some will open temporarily after lockdown to clear stock) after the store chain was placed into liquidation before Christmas. <strong>Online group Boohoo acquired the Debenhams name and its website<\/strong> but declined to take any of its stores.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_166821\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/wp-content\/uploads\/marble-arch-proposal-picture-2-002-1-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-166821\" class=\"size-full wp-image-166821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/wp-content\/uploads\/marble-arch-proposal-picture-2-002-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Marks &amp; Spencer\" width=\"800\" height=\"667\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-166821\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marks &amp; Spencer's proposed Marble Arch development<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile <strong>John Lewis, which closed nine stores last year, is considering the closure of a further eight stores<\/strong> and is looking to maximise the use of its properties. It recently secured provisional planning permission to convert part of its London Oxford Street store into offices.<\/p>\n<p>At the Marble Arch end of Oxford Street, <strong>Marks &amp; Spencer intends to convert part of its flagship store into offices<\/strong> while a wider remodelling of the site will also accommodate a gym and leisure centre.<\/p>\n<p>Department stores often occupy multi-floor anchor sites in a town centre or shopping mall making them difficult to re-let to other retailers given their size. However retail chain Next has picked up a number of former Debenhams stores to convert them into its new Beauty Hall concept and others, such as Marks &amp; Spencer and Frasers Group, are said to be circling some of Debenhams' more lucrative sites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Gloucestershire has acquired a former Debenhams store and will convert it into lecture halls and training facilities for healthcare workers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":142926,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,10494],"tags":[3514,7938,17659,4503,3211],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>University of Gloucestershire expands into former Debenhams store - TheIndustry.fashion<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The University of Gloucestershire has acquired a former Debenhams store and will convert it into lecture halls and training facilities for healthcare workers.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/university-of-gloucestershire-expands-into-former-debenhams-store\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"University of Gloucestershire expands into former Debenhams store - TheIndustry.fashion\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The University of Gloucestershire has acquired a former Debenhams store and will convert it into lecture halls and training facilities for healthcare workers.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/university-of-gloucestershire-expands-into-former-debenhams-store\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TheIndustry.fashion\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theindustryfashion\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-03-18T09:00:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-08-06T12:10:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Debs.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1240\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"744\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lauretta Roberts\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@theindustryfash\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@theindustryfash\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lauretta Roberts\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/university-of-gloucestershire-expands-into-former-debenhams-store\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/university-of-gloucestershire-expands-into-former-debenhams-store\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Lauretta Roberts\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/#\/schema\/person\/85b04a16eba8c6cd7a9534c5a4262b89\"},\"headline\":\"University of Gloucestershire expands into former Debenhams store\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-03-18T09:00:51+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-08-06T12:10:39+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/university-of-gloucestershire-expands-into-former-debenhams-store\/\"},\"wordCount\":492,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"Debenhams\",\"Department stores\",\"Gloucester\",\"John Lewis\",\"Marks &amp; 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