Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,258 pages of information and 244,499 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

House of Fraser

From Graces Guide

House of Fraser is a British department store group with over 60 stores across the United Kingdom and Ireland.

It was established in Glasgow, Scotland in 1849 as Arthur and Fraser.

By 1891 it was known as Fraser and Sons.

The company grew steadily during the early 20th century, but after the Second World War, a large number of acquisitions would transform the company into a national chain.

Between 1936 and 1985 over seventy companies, not including their subsidiaries, were acquired.

In 1948, the company was first listed on the London Stock Exchange

1959 Acquired Harrods.

1970 Acquired Cavendish House

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