DEBENHAMS in Witney will close this month as the chain fights for survival.

It is one of the nineteen branches that will shut its doors for good in the next fortnight as the department store begins its rescue plan which it announced last year.

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The store in Marriotts Walk, Witney, will close on January 15.

This first wave of closures this month will result in 660 job losses and the retailer intends to close 50 of its worst-performing stores over the next three years.