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Up to 6,000 jobs are under threat after embattled department store chain House of Fraser announced 31 of its 59 stores are set to shut across the UK and Ireland as part of a rescue plan. House of ...
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 ...
In January 2021, it was announced that the Jenners House of Fraser store in Edinburgh was closing for good and 200 jobs would be lost. [71] In February, Frasers offloaded their 25% stake in French Connection. [72] In April 2021, the group announced it had doubled the hit it expects to take from the coronavirus pandemic to £200 million. [73]
With the company in administration and on the verge of liquidation, on 6 December 2020, Mike Ashley's Frasers Group was reported to be in talks to acquire Debenhams, [92] [93] [94] though it was later reported that Ashley was mainly interested in using empty Debenhams stores to expand his other chains, including House of Fraser, Sports Direct ...
The department store itself was also rebranded from 'Howells' to the core marque 'House of Fraser'; however, due to the store's status as a listed building, the 'James Howell & Co' signs remained. In August 2010, banners referring to the store as 'Howells' appeared above the main entrances and the House of Fraser signage. [citation needed]
The Baird group was purchased by House of Fraser in 1970 with the Hamilton store relocated to a new building later the same year. The Bairds stores, including Hamilton, were renamed Arnotts in 1982. House of Fraser sold the Hamilton store in 1989 to a management buyout led by Murdoch McMaster, after which the store reverted to the Bairds name.
Further department stores acquired by House of Fraser were successively re-branded as Arnotts during the 1970s and 80s, the trading name eventually being applied to the majority of the group's stores in Scotland. These included stores of the former T. Baird & Sons group and two of House of Fraser's seven Edinburgh stores (including Patrick ...
By 2018, the company had grown to have more than 115 stores across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, including stores in Guernsey and Isle of Man. White Stuff is also available in many House of Fraser and John Lewis stores in the UK, and in Germany as part of Karstadt.