1 9 6 0 . ▁Add itions ▁included ▁a ▁new ▁fabric ▁hall ▁and ▁self - service ▁restaurant . ▁ ▁Take over ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Ch ies mans ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁House ▁of ▁F ras er . ▁The ▁stores ▁were ▁brought ▁under ▁the ▁same ▁management ▁as ▁B ark ers ▁and ▁Army ▁& ▁Navy ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁Division ▁trad ing ▁group ▁of ▁House ▁of ▁F ras er . ▁ ▁The ▁former ▁Ch ies mans ▁offices ▁at ▁Lew ish am ▁became ▁the ▁head ▁office ▁for ▁the ▁regional ▁group . ▁▁ ▁Further ▁branches ▁were ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁Ch ies mans ▁name plate ▁under ▁House ▁of ▁F ras er ’ s ▁ownership . ▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁H ide ▁group ▁stores ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁the ▁south - east , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁acquired ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁were ▁initially ▁renamed ▁Ch ies mans , ▁including ▁the ▁e pon ym ous ▁King ston ▁upon ▁Th ames ▁store ▁and ▁the ▁J ▁R ▁Roberts ▁branch ▁at ▁South end . ▁ ▁A ▁store ▁was ▁also ▁opened ▁in ▁B ex ley he ath . ▁ ▁Cl os ure ▁Event ually ▁the ▁Ch ies mans ▁stores ▁were ▁renamed ▁Army ▁& ▁Navy . ▁Main ten ance ▁costs ▁and ▁changing ▁ret ail ▁patterns ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁Lew ish am ▁store ▁shr inking ▁to ▁half ▁its ▁size ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁later , ▁closing ▁down ▁entirely ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Ch ies mans ▁stores ▁are ▁now ▁closed