In total, 320 staff will be affected by the shop closures.
The closure of the Oxford Street site will also impact Debenhams’ London head office which sits above the store. Those employees will continue to work remotely in line with Government guidance. The Taunton office remains operational.
Geoff Rowley, joint administrator to Debenhams and partner at FRP Advisory, said: “We continue to engage with interested parties over alternative proposals for the future of Debenhams, but inevitably the latest lockdown has had an effect on our plans for the wind-down of the business."
Rowley added: "We regret the impact on those colleagues affected by today’s announcement and would like to thank all those who continue to keep the business trading in very difficult circumstances.”
