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House of Fraser and Frasers are a British department store chain with 26 locations across the United Kingdom and 2 in Ireland, part of Frasers Group. It was established in Glasgow, Scotland in 1849 as Arthur and Fraser. By 1891, it was known as Fraser & Sons. The company grew steadily during the early 20th century and in 1936 began a period of ...
As part of the discussions with Dingles' chairman, Winston Brimacombe, House of Fraser promised that the company would retain its own identity. [2] Under House of Fraser, a further floor was added to the Plymouth store in 1975 and a new division within House of Fraser was created under the Dingles name.
The House of Fraser 'Directors' Report and Statement of Accounts for the period ended January 1976' list of 'Retail Outlets' includes branches in Cumbernauld (Arnotts) and Salisbury (Blooms). There are also 3 Arnotts stores listed in Glasgow (aswell as Dalys, Frasers and McLaren) at this date. AndrewSE19 00:21, 3 April 2023 (UTC)
A deal has been agreed for the Darlington store to stay open.
In 1999 a major new shopping and leisure centre, The Oracle, opened behind the store. Among its many shops at the time were department stores Debenhams and House of Fraser, thus increasing the level of competition in Reading. On Sunday 2 September 2001, as part of a wider company rebranding, the store's name was changed from Heelas to John Lewis.
About 90 staff face losing their jobs as the department store and building in Cheltenham closes.
The business was purchased by House of Fraser in 1978 after getting into financial difficulty [93] and expanded it to include stand alone branches. [94] The business was purchased by Sears during the 1980s and incorporated into their Olympus chain. Harry Attwood: Clothing retailer owned by Great Universal Stores. [95] Ethel Austin
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