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  2. The Oracle, Reading - Wikipedia

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    The Oracle is a large indoor shopping and leisure mall on the banks of the River Kennet in Reading, Berkshire, England. Partly on the site of a 17th-century workhouse of the same name , it was developed and is owned by a joint venture of Hammerson and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority .

  3. Heelas of Reading - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. House of Fraser - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  5. Region's last House of Fraser to stay open - AOL

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    The last remaining branch of House of Fraser in north-east England is to stay open following threats of closure. A deal has officially been agreed for the chain to remain in Darlington's historic ...

  6. Broad Street, Reading - Wikipedia

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    The Oracle shopping centre has a direct entrance from Broad Street, and houses many other major stores, including the department stores of Debenhams and House of Fraser, as well as a large selection of restaurants and bars.

  7. Oracle (workhouse) - Wikipedia

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    The Oracle was a workhouse that produced cloth in the English town of Reading, Berkshire. The Oracle shopping centre , which now occupies a small part of the site, takes its name from the Oracle workhouse.

  8. Economy of Reading, Berkshire - Wikipedia

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    The upper level of The Oracle. Reading town centre is a major shopping centre. The primary catchment area for the town centre (the area for which the centre attracts the largest single flow of generated expenditure) for non-bulky comparison goods extends as far as Goring-on-Thames, Henley-on-Thames, Pangbourne and Wokingham.

  9. Reading, Berkshire - Wikipedia

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    There are three major department stores in Reading: John Lewis & Partners (known as Heelas until 2001), [109] Debenhams (now closed down), and House of Fraser. [110] The Broad Street branch of bookseller Waterstone's is a conversion of a nonconformist chapel dating from 1707. [111]