Struggling department store chain to halve estate as part of CVA
House of Fraser is to close 31 of its 59 UK stores, in a further blow to a number of regional malls. In addition it is demanding rent cuts on a further 10 sites under the terms of its proposed CVA. Creditors will vote on the package on 22 June.
The full list of closures is:
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 William Street
Middlesbrough
Milton Keynes
Plymouth
Shrewsbury
Skipton
Swindon
Telford
Wolverhampton
Worcester