Renowned high street retailer BHS has announced plans to relaunch as online-only venture - just a few weeks after it shut its network of stores.

Around 11,000 people lost their jobs at BHS shops including in Birmingham, Coventry, Stratford and Solihull, following its fall into administration in April.

The website BHS.com is due to be operational from September 29 and it will sell lighting and home furnishings which accounted for around 75 per cent of its most popular online sales.

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Other ranges such as clothing and kitchen and dining products are to be added in the coming weeks.

It will be based in London and employ just 84 staff - a dramatic fall from the thousands who previously worked for the company.

BHS.com comes under the umbrella of the Al Mana Group, which operates in a number of sectors including retail, automotive, real estate, media and technology.

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BHS International (UK) was formed during the summer after the Al Mana Group acquired BHS.com, the international franchise business and the BHS brand.

David Anderson, managing director of BHS International, will be overseeing the launch of the new online business.

He said: "We are thrilled to be relaunching this iconic brand back into the UK.

"It had a loyal customer base with around 1.2 million British shoppers who bought from us online and for our relaunch we have managed to secure many of the products they liked the most.

"In addition to this, we have developed a new specially designed online platform for our UK business so we are not inheriting any legacy systems and we were able to recruit the majority of people who worked on the profitable online and international operations of BHS before it went into administration.

"So, although we are starting again in the UK, we have a number of advantages over a typical start-up.

"We are nimble and efficient but with a great brand, strong customer base and a proven and dedicated team."