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During the 1970s, the House of Fraser Group acquired more companies including T. Baird & Sons Ltd of Scotland, Switzer & Co. Ltd of Dublin, Ireland, and E. Dingle & Co. Ltd, Chiesmans Ltd, Hide & Co and the Army & Navy Stores in southern England, as well as a number of independent stores, totaling over fifty stores during the decade.
Aug 20, 2013 · 1970s – Throughout the decade the House of Fraser group continued to buy out more than 50 more companies, including T. Baird & Sons Ltd of Scotland, Switzer & Co. Ltd, Dublin, Ireland and E. Dingle & Co. Ltd, Chiesmans Ltd, Hide & Co and the Army & Navy Stores.
1948: House of Fraser Plc goes public; the company by then has 15 stores. 1953: House of Fraser acquires Binns. 1959: House of Fraser acquires Harrods department store group, which includes Rackhams, DH Evans, and Dickins & Jones, as well as the famed Harrods store in London.
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Founded in 1849, business partners Hugh Fraser and James Arthur opened what we now know as House of Fraser. Then named Arthur & Fraser, the store started out as a humble little drapery shop on the corner of Argyle Street and Buchanan Street in Glasgow, Scotland. Long before they became business partners, Hugh Fraser was a former employee and wareho...
The trustees had to manage the retail business until Fraser’s sons were of the legal age, at which point, James, John and Hugh joined the partnership – the retail business took the name Fraser & Sons. Hugh soon gained control over the business and formed Fraser & Sons Ltd in 1909.
With Hugh’s skills in retail, the business continued to thrive. Fraser II died in 1927 but he left the business in the capable hands of Hugh Fraser III. After expanding the retail store at Buchanan Street, Fraser III purchased several businesses which were considered as a canny investment during the recession. Before the end of the 1940s, the busin...
Under the control of Fraser’s sons, the business began to reach across Scotland, through North East England and into Carlisle. In 1951, the company bought McDonalds Ltd and in 1957, the House of Fraser also controlled Harrods. The following years saw the company acquiring more companies, retaining the stability and success of the ever-growing House...
Under new ownership, the group became House of Fraser plc. and continued to strengthen its connections with other companies. The group also decided to cater to a larger set of consumers but particularly focusing on the younger generation.
One of the biggest department stores in the UK today, House of Fraser launched renowned house brands like Womenswear and Menswear in the 2000s. Going international in 2013, House of Fraser opened the doors to its first store in Abu Dhabi’s World Trade Center Mall. In 2015 new owner, Nanjing Xinjiekou Department Store Co. Ltd., took on the successfu...
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Binns (Grimsby) Ltd (1970-1974) Binns Ltd (1934-) Bradley's Drapery Stores Ltd (1928-1975) Brights (fl1960-1979) Brights & Colsons Ltd (1925-1969) Brown Muff & Co Ltd (1905-1977) Brown Smith & Co Ltd (1933-1988) Burgis & Colbourne Ltd (1897-1982) Carlton's Ltd (1918-1968) Carswell (The Modern Man's Shop) Ltd (1940-1968) Cavendish House Co Ltd ...
In 1970 House of Fraser acquiried T Baird & Son Ltd, one of two loss-making Scottish companies owned by Selincourt & Sons Ltd of London. The acquisition was part of the board's strategy to enlarge the Group's representation in the towns of west Scotland.
Mar 9, 2022 · In the 1970s, House of Fraser acquired a number of independent department stores, including Chiesmans and Army & Navy, both of which had branches across Hampshire. Army & Navy originated as a co-operative society for military officers and their families during the 1800s.
