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High streets and shopping centres across the º£½ÇÊÓƵ will be hit hard by the closure of Debenhams, whose 124 shops and department stores sit at the heart of many towns and cities.

The company today confirmed that a liquidation process had started, putting 12,000 jobs at risk, after JD Sports pulled out of a rescue deal. It follows yesterday's news that Topshop owner Arcadia was going into administration, in one of the worst weeks on the º£½ÇÊÓƵ high street.

Debenhams said it would keep trading through its 124 º£½ÇÊÓƵ stores and online in a bid to clear stock. It said its º£½ÇÊÓƵ operations would close if there were no alternative offers for the business.

Debenhams also has stores in Armenia, Bahrain, Egypt, Estonia, Gibraltar, Iran. Jordan, Kuwait, Latvia, Libya, Malaysia, Malta, Oman, Pakistan, the Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Debenhams' º£½ÇÊÓƵ stores are often among the largest in the towns and cities they serve, and if the stores do all close they will leave big holes in high streets and shopping centres across the º£½ÇÊÓƵ.

Geoff Rowley, of FRP Advisory, joint administrator to Debenhams, said: “The decision to move forward with a closure programme has been carefully assessed and, while we remain hopeful that alternative proposals for the business may yet be received, we deeply regret that circumstances force us to commence this course of action."

Here are all the º£½ÇÊÓƵ Debenhams stores affected:

Aberdeen

Ayr