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- Three weeks after they were caught up in the nightmarish saga of an alleged killer, Karen Fraser and her partner Ron Smith will be able to return to their Leaside home on Friday. That news comes as Toronto police revealed that investigators have discovered the remains of six people on their leafy Mallory Crescent property.
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Feb 7, 2023 · Despite plans to turn House of Fraser into the Harrods of the high street, store closures and frequent Sales have followed. Where is Frasers Group with its House of Fraser revamp? And whatever happened to the premium chain it promised?
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Aug 10, 2018 · Mike Ashley's takeover of House of Fraser represents yet another change of ownership in this turbulent company's history. The collapse that made Mr Ashley's takeover possible has been a long...
Jan 18, 2020 · The homeowners of a mid-Toronto home now known for being the site where serial killer Bruce McArthur buried the remains of many of his victims held a memorial on Saturday to mark the second...
Aug 31, 2023 · Which House of Fraser stores have been confirmed for closing? The next HoF store to close will be in Guildford, which will shut its doors on September 30.
- The internet. New technology has had a disruptive influence on the High Street in general, with digital retailers such as Amazon dealing a savage blow to traditional bricks-and-mortar retailers.
- No USP. Despite the rise of the internet, traditional department stores are not automatically doomed. But people do need a reason to visit them, whether physically or virtually.
- Too many stores. When it embarked on its rescue plan, House of Fraser had 59 department stores in the UK. That's broadly comparable with John Lewis and a lot less than Debenhams, but those two retailers have been more successful than House of Fraser at reinventing themselves and staying relevant in a crowded marketplace.
- Management and ownership woes. The last 15 years have been a turbulent era for the group: it changed hands twice and became a bid target a number of times.
Feb 9, 2018 · On Jan. 18, the day McArthur was arrested in his Thorncliffe Park apartment, Toronto police told Fraser and Smith they had 20 minutes to leave their residence. They ended up staying in the home...
Aug 10, 2018 · By the late 1990s, struggling to compete with the new out-of-town shopping outlets that had lured shoppers away from the traditional high street locations from which it traded, House of Fraser was labouring under heavy debts.
