Debenhams PLC

British multinational retailer operating under a department store
Organization trading_company Q1181484
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Debenhams PLC

Summary

Debenhams PLC is a trading company[1]. It draws 2,116 Wikipedia views per month (trading_company category, ranking #2 of 16).[2]

Key Facts

  • Debenhams PLC is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Debenhams PLC's instance of is recorded as trading company[4].
  • Debenhams PLC's instance of is recorded as brick and mortar[5].
  • Debenhams PLC's instance of is recorded as public company[6].
  • Debenhams PLC's instance of is recorded as department store chain[7].
  • Debenhams PLC's founder is recorded as William Debenham[8].
  • Debenhams PLC was followed by Burton[9].
  • Debenhams PLC's headquarters location is recorded as London[10].
  • Debenhams PLC's child organization or unit is recorded as Debenhams Ireland[11].
  • Debenhams PLC's child organization or unit is recorded as Magasin du Nord[12].
  • Debenhams PLC's child organization or unit is recorded as Marshalls[13].
  • Debenhams PLC's Commons category is recorded as Debenhams[14].
  • Debenhams PLC's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange[15].
  • Debenhams PLC's industry is recorded as retail[16].
  • 1778 marks the founding of Debenhams PLC[17].
  • Debenhams PLC's location of formation is recorded as Paris[18].
  • Debenhams PLC's significant event is recorded as bankruptcy[19].
  • Debenhams PLC's official website is recorded as https://www.debenhams.com/[20].
  • Debenhams PLC's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Debenhams[21].
  • Debenhams PLC's legal form is recorded as public limited company[22].
  • Debenhams PLC's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NADD Wikidata project[23].
  • Debenhams PLC's has works in the collection is recorded as Kunstmuseum Den Haag[24].
  • Debenhams PLC's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+215765'}[25].
  • Debenhams PLC's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+212480'}[26].
  • Debenhams PLC's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+211314'}[27].

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Founding

Debenhams PLC's founder is recorded as William Debenham[8]. 1778 marks the founding of it[17]. Its location of formation is recorded as Paris[18].

Identity

Debenhams PLC was followed by Burton[9].

Operations

Debenhams PLC's headquarters location is recorded as London[10]. Subsidiaries include Debenhams Ireland[11], a business[28], founded in 1901[29], headquartered in Dublin[30]; Magasin du Nord[12], a department store chain[31], in Denmark[32], founded in 1868[33], headquartered in Copenhagen[34]; and Marshalls[13].

Industry

Debenhams PLC's industry is recorded as retail[16].

Ownership

Debenhams PLC's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange[15].

Why It Matters

Debenhams PLC draws 2,116 Wikipedia views per month (trading_company category, ranking #2 of 16).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 1660-9D2C-B914-DEEE-D44B
    P14536 393148
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  2. 17w ago · Yirba · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Debenhams
    Subsidiaries
    Followed by Burton
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    + 76 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30163|batch #30163]]: OpenCorporates company ID to Companies House company ID"
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