joining us now is laith khalaf, senior analyst at hargreaves la nsdown. make of the outlook for debenhams, they are taking drastic action now?m the outlook for debenhams, they are taking drastic action now? it is grim news, headline losses, a lot of it is right down and overstates the matter, but that is not to say that things are not grisly. you can see that from the store closures. we know that footfall has been declining. a department store like debenhams, which has very big stores, they have costs to maintain and are at the sharp end of proceedings. we understand about 50 stores equates to about 4000 jobs under threat. what more do we know about those numbers? those are the numbers that we have at the moment. up numbers that we have at the moment. up to 50 stores. we don't know the locations of those stores, but it reflects the new and harsh economic reality on the high street. i suppose that the question is, for the chancellor in the forthcoming budget, is whether he will do anything to redress the balance between internet sales on the high street, w