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House of Fraser is to convert its 80,000 sq ft department store in Swindon into a new House of Fraser Outlet format, in order to clear excess stock, and similar stores could follow if the trial is successful. 22-Sep-2008 House of Fraser is to invest £150m in the overhaul of its department stores by the end of the year, including outlets in Leeds, Glasgow, London, Manchester, Reading, Edinburgh and Bluewater. 22-Aug-2008 House of Fraser is to recruit 500 staff for a new department store due to open in Belfast next March. 31-Oct-2007 House of Fraser is considering plans to launch a chain of smaller fashion stores of about 50,000 sq ft under the HOF brand. 01-Oct-2007 House of Fraser is to relocate its London headquarters from Howick Place to a 50,000 sq ft office on Baker Street next March. 04-Jun-2007 House of Fraser is to shed 180 support and back office jobs across the country, including ten at the Beatties department store in Wolverhampton. 26-Jan-2007 House of Fraser, the chain of 61 department stores, is to be acquired by a consortium led by Baugur of Iceland for £351m. 28-Aug-2006 House of Fraser, the department store chain valued at £328m, has received a preliminary takeover approach from private equity firm Apax Partners. 27-Feb-2006 Carpetright has announced a deal with House of Fraser to open 18 carpet concessions in department stores, with the first opening in May. 01-Feb-2006 House of Fraser is to shed a further 100 jobs at the Wolverhampton-based head office of its recently-acquired Beatties department store business. 19-Jan-2006 House of Fraser is to shed about 300 jobs at its recently-acquired Beatties department store chain, and the Birmingham store will close. 19-Sep-2005 House of Fraser is to close the Barkers department store on Kensington High Street in London with the loss of up to 250 jobs, and Whole Foods Market of the US is to open a flagship organic food store at the site. 22-Aug-2005 House of Fraser has agreed to acquire the Beatties chain of 12 department stores for £69m. 29-Jun-2005 House of Fraser is to close the Dickins & Jones department store in London's Regent Street in January, with the loss of up to 500 jobs. 17-Jun-2005 House of Fraser has agreed to acquire Jenners, the Edinburgh-based department store with 750 staff, for £46m, and will retain the Jenners name. 22-Mar-2005 House of Fraser is planning to expand its chain of 50 stores with 20 new sites over the next ten years, and is interested in locations such as York and Cambridge. 21-Mar-2005 House of Fraser is in negotiations to acquire Jenner, the Edinburgh-based department store with branches at Glasgow and Edinburgh airports and at Loch Lomond. 17-Mar-2005 House of Fraser is to open a new 140,000 sq ft department store in Bristol in 2008, as part of an extension of the Broadmead shopping centre. 17-Feb-2005 House of Fraser is to open a department store at the Northgate Centre development in Chester in 2008. 16-Nov-2004 House of Fraser is to close its David Evans department store in Swansea next January, with the loss of 245 jobs. 01-Apr-2004 House of Fraser is planning to open a department store in Belfast, with the creation of 500 jobs. 10-Sep-2002 House of Fraser is to close department stores in Aberdeen and Dundee with the loss of almost 200 jobs, while a third site in Perth is being sold to Debenhams. 01-Jul-2002 House of Fraser is to invest £30m refurbishing the Rackhams department store in Birmingham by autumn 2003, while its Edinburgh store will be relocated. 28-Mar-2002 House of Fraser is to open well-being and relaxation centres at two stores in London and Manchester this year. 11-Feb-2002 House of Fraser is planning to spend £40m refurbishing some of its 51 department stores next year, and is looking to increase the trading space by 15%. 26-Sep-2001 House of Fraser is buying the Bentalls department store in Bristol for £16m, and Bentalls will use the proceeds to redevelop its stores in the south-east. 28-Sep-2000 House of Fraser is planning a £15m refurbishment programme that will include rebranding its DH Evans store in London's Oxford Street under the House of Fraser name. 25-Sep-2000 House of Fraser is seeking planning permission to set up a department store in the City of London. 01-Aug-2000 House of Fraser has announced plans to create more than 300 new jobs with the opening of a new store at the Chapelfield development in Norwich, which is due to open in 2003. 12-May-2000 House of Fraser is to close its Dingles department store in Bristol with the loss of 186 jobs, and the building will be converted by Hemingway Properties into smaller units. 27-Oct-1999 House of Fraser has awarded a contract to HBG for the £19m refurbishment of its Army & Navy store in Guildford. 14-Oct-1999 House of Fraser is considering plans to bid for Allders, the rival department store group. 14-Sep-1999 House of Fraser is placing 15 of its stores into a sale and leaseback joint venture with British Land, in order to generate funds for its capital investment programme. 14-Jul-1999 House of Fraser has identified 24 towns suitable for new department stores, but has said there will be no new openings until at least 2002. 09-Jun-1999 House of Fraser is planning a new £12m store in High Wycombe, which will create 400 jobs. 09-Feb-1999 House of Fraser is to refurbish its in-store restaurants in a £8m deal with Granada Retail and Massarella Catering. 18-Dec-1998 House of Fraser is to turn its Barkers department store in London into its flagship at a cost of £5.5m. 26-Nov-1997 House of Fraser is to sell or close three stores in Eastbourne, Sheffield and Scunthorpe, and cut 1,000 jobs in a restructuring programme that will save £10m a year. 28-Jan-1997 House of Fraser, the department store concern, has confirmed it could close up to 10 of its 51 stores in order to eliminate rising losses. 02-Oct-1996 House of Fraser may sell or close up to 12 of its 51 stores this year as part of a move to boost the performance of the department store group. 19-Apr-1996 Jacques Vert is to launch 50 women's wear outlets in House of Fraser stores. 17-Nov-1995 House of Fraser is to refurbish more stores in the new year and will also invest in systems to improve the efficiency of its supply chain. 27-Sep-1995
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