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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.
Frasers Group plc (formerly known as Sports Direct International plc) is a British retail, sport and intellectual property group, named after its ownership of the department store chain House of Fraser. The company is best known for trading predominantly under the Sports Direct brand which operates both physical outlets and online. [4]
Hugh Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of Allander (15 January 1903 – 6 November 1966), was the grandson of Hugh Fraser I, and the father of Sir Hugh Fraser, 2nd Baronet. He inherited his father's shop and built it into the large retail chain now known as House of Fraser .
Fraser then went into partnership with Alexander McLaren to develop the retail side of the business and expanded it into one of the largest stores in Glasgow. [ 1 ] Fraser died in 1873 leaving his business to whichever of his five sons decided to take up a share in it: in the end three sons, one of whom was the father of Hugh Fraser, 1st Baron ...
The first USC store opened in 1989 in Edinburgh and specialised in sports clothing. USC originally stood for 'United Sports Corporation' and was founded by Angus Morrison and David Douglas. [1] USC was purchased for £43 million by Sir Tom Hunter in 2004. [2] The company entered into administration on 29 December 2008, [3] [4] and 15 stores ...
In 2009, the company was presented with a Retail Systems Award for ‘Cards and Payments Solution of the Year’ following a project with British department store House of Fraser. [ 3 ] In 2011, Premier Tax Free reportedly increased the Tax Free Shopping transactions by 150% in luxury fashion retailer, Hugo Boss , by introducing an automated ...
In 1954, Harrods was purchased by House of Fraser, and D H Evans become a trading arm within the Harrods group. A second D H Evans store was added in Wood Green, London in 1980, and the Oxford Street store was refurbished twice between 1982 and 1985. [2] In 2001, the store was rebranded under the House of Fraser name. [3]
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]