In June this year, House of Fraser announced that it’s preparing to close 31 of its 59 branches across the UK in an effort to keep the business going.
A vote took place on June 22 among creditors of the retailer in order to determine whether House of Fraser can follow through with its plans.
“Whilst closing stores is a very difficult decision, especially given the length of relationship House of Fraser has with all its locations, there should be no doubt that it is absolutely necessary if we are to continue to trade and be competitive,” said chairman Frank Slevin.
Here are the 31 stores that will close:
- Altrincham
- Aylesbury
- Birkenhead
- Birmingham
- Bournemouth
- Camberley
- Cardiff
- Carlisle
- Chichester
- Cirencester
- Cwmbran
- Darlington
- Doncaster
- Edinburgh Frasers
- Epsom
- Grimsby
- High Wycombe
- Hull
- Leamington Spa
- Lincoln
- London Oxford Street
- London King Willam Street
- Middlesbrough
- Milton Keynes
- Plymouth
- Shrewsbury
- Skipton
- Swindon
- Telford
- Wolverhampton
- Worcester
Here are the 27 stores in the UK that will remain open:
- Bath
- Belfast
- Bluewater
- Bristol
- Cheltenham
- Croydon
- Dublin Dundrum
- Edinburgh (Jenners)
- Exeter
- Gateshead Metro Centre
- Glasgow
- Guildford
- Huddersfield
- Maidstone
- Manchester
- Nottingham
- Leeds
- Loch Lomond Shores (Jenners)
- London Victoria
- London Westfield
- Reading (The Oracle)
- Richmond
- Rushden Lakes
- Sheffield Meadowhall
- Solihull (Beatties)
- Sutton Coldfield
- West Thurrock Lakeside
Two further branches, in Dublin Dundrum and Solihull (Beatties), are excluded from the plans as they are separate legal entities.
