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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 ...
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]
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]
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 ...
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.
In 2013, A Wear re-entered the British retail market after going into receivership in December 2011. It initially operated its clothing range from 10 House of Fraser stores in Great Britain only, with plans to open its own stand-alone stores in autumn-winter 2013. [5] In October 2013, A Wear confirmed that its parent company had entered ...
By 1968 a new separate holding company was formed Jolly & Son (Holdings) Ltd was set up to oversee several other business set up, including an auction house and a transportation company. In 1970, the business was purchased by E J Dingles and Co, who in turn were purchased by House of Fraser. The Bristol store was closed, while the Bath store is ...
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