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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 closure of House of Fraser Outlet in Leicester also took place during the year and a further closure, in Aylesbury, was announced for 2018, however, this never materialised following the acquisition by Sports Direct International. A new store in Chester was announced in February 2017 with construction due to start in mid-2018.
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]
Simpsons-Sears Limited – name retired and renamed Sears Canada Inc.; 1952–1984; Spencer's – Western Canada, bought by Eaton's; Stedmans or later Stedmans V&S - Chain of small department stores across Canada founded 1907 - today remaining stores are independants. Syndicat de Quebec – Quebec City department store; founded in 1867; closed ...
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 ...
House of Fraser itself was acquired by Icelandic investment company, Baugur Group, in late 2006, and then by Sports Direct on the 10 August 2018. [2] The Victoria Street department store, finally trading under the name, House of Fraser, was situated in the City of Westminster, to the south of St. James's Park. It is the only department store to ...
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]
Morgan Squire Leicester - formerly part of Bournemouth-based chain J J Allen, which House of Fraser purchased in 1969. In 1972, JJ Allen was split into the Dingles and Harrods group with Rackhams gaining Morgan Squire. [10] [11] John Walsh Sheffield - purchased by House of Fraser in 1959, the store was rebranded during the 1970s to Rackhams. [12]