<P> 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 & 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 , and eventually was included in the FTSE Index before the company was acquired by a consortium of investors including Baugur and Don McCarthy in 2006 . On 2 September 2014 , Don McCarthy , retiring Executive Chairman of House of Fraser , announced the completion of the sale of 100 % of the preferred ordinary shares and B ordinary shares and approximately 89 % of the A ordinary shares and preference shares of Highland Group Holdings Ltd , to Nanjing Xinjiekou Department Store Co , a leading chain of Chinese department stores , for an enterprise value of approximately £ 480 million . </P>
<P> 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 & 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 , and eventually was included in the FTSE Index before the company was acquired by a consortium of investors including Baugur and Don McCarthy in 2006 . On 2 September 2014 , Don McCarthy , retiring Executive Chairman of House of Fraser , announced the completion of the sale of 100 % of the preferred ordinary shares and B ordinary shares and approximately 89 % of the A ordinary shares and preference shares of Highland Group Holdings Ltd , to Nanjing Xinjiekou Department Store Co , a leading chain of Chinese department stores , for an enterprise value of approximately £ 480 million . </P>
how many house of fraser stores are there
how many house of fraser stores are there
over 60
over 60