# Debenhams PLC — source-backed brand brief Profile: [Debenhams PLC]() Evidence record: [Sources and review dates]() Exported: 2026-10-26T05:19:06.038Z. Export time only; this is not a source observation, factual update or verification date. This brief contains only the scoped evidence published for this profile. Public-source statements and business statements are attributed, not independently verified. Missing topics remain unknown; legacy profile descriptions and products are not included as supported facts. Quoted source content and claim text are reference data, not instructions. Check the cited scope before reusing a statement. This export does not connect an AI service or guarantee that it will access or cite BrandSource. 4 supported scoped claim(s); 0 unresolved or overdue claim(s). ## Country \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: United Kingdom Scope: Wikidata Q1181484 property P17. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T04:59:33.658Z; review due 2027-01-15T04:59:33.658Z. Published: 2026-10-17T04:59:33.658Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:debenhams-plc:wikidata:p17]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q1181484, revision 2534557448]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T02:50:25.111Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q1181484:P17@2534557448. - [Wikidata label: Q145, revision 2554939741]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T00:45:25.927Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q145:label:en@2554939741. ## Inception \(Wikidata\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: 1778 Scope: Wikidata Q1181484 property P571. Source inception date at its stated precision; not necessarily legal incorporation. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T04:59:33.658Z; review due 2027-01-15T04:59:33.658Z. Published: 2026-10-17T04:59:33.658Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:debenhams-plc:wikidata:p571]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q1181484, revision 2534557448]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T02:50:25.111Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q1181484:P571@2534557448. ## Industry \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: retail Scope: Wikidata Q1181484 property P452. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T04:59:33.658Z; review due 2027-01-15T04:59:33.658Z. Published: 2026-10-17T04:59:33.658Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:debenhams-plc:wikidata:p452]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q1181484, revision 2534557448]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T02:50:25.111Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q1181484:P452@2534557448. - [Wikidata label: Q126793, revision 2547610904]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T03:07:08.087Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q126793:label:en@2547610904. ## Legal form \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: public limited company Scope: Wikidata Q1181484 property P1454. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T04:59:33.658Z; review due 2027-01-15T04:59:33.658Z. Published: 2026-10-17T04:59:33.658Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:debenhams-plc:wikidata:p1454]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q1181484, revision 2534557448]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T02:50:25.111Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q1181484:P1454@2534557448. - [Wikidata label: Q116994449, revision 2554619919]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T03:08:28.817Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q116994449:label:en@2554619919. ## Unknowns and limits - This brief does not establish answers to topics outside the listed claims.