Retail bosses in Lichfield will be watching closely after reports Debenhams is planning to close 50 stores across the UK.
The department store is expected to record a £500million loss when it publishes annual results, according to the BBC.
The company operates a store in the Three Spires Shopping Centre previously occupied by TJ Hughes, but has not yet confirmed which of its outlets it intends to close.
Lichfield will be hoping to retain its flagship retailer following the news that Marks and Spencer would be shutting the foodhall it operates in the city after the failure of the Friarsgate scheme to go ahead.
