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Tell us about your recent experience of shopping or working at House of Fraser

We’d like to hear about the experience of highstreet and online shoppers and the experience of workers at UK retailer House of Fraser

The Guardian - UK

Sports Direct urged to stop using facial recognition cameras and 'secret watchlists'

In a scathing letter to boss Mike Ashley, 42 politicians from all major parties warn the technology "treats everyone who passes the camera like a potential criminal"

Daily Mirror

MPs condemn Frasers Group’s use of facial recognition cameras in stores

Exclusive: Cross-party collection of parliamentarians write letter to Sports Direct owner’s company

The Guardian - UK

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What's next for Cardiff's Howells building as £100m plans approved

Bars, restaurants, offices and even a hotel could all be part of the historic building's future

Wales Online

'It was a huge part of my childhood': People share memories of Howells department store as House of Fraser shuts for good

'The personal touch and the joy of actually seeing things has been taken away'

Wales Online

Dancing and tears as Howells staff who have worked together for decades say goodbye to House of Fraser on its last day

In the minutes before the doors opened for a final day of trading, two colleagues danced along the shop floor to Tina Turner's Simply the Best

Wales Online

The secret history and untold stories of the 140 year old department story that's about to close

The closure of House of Fraser in Cardiff, has caused it's former and present colleagues to remember the best and worst memories of working at the landmark store.

Wales Online

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Plans approved for 52-room aparthotel above Cardiff Market

Thackeray has secured planning permission to refurbish the Grade II listed Market Chambers building on St Mary St.

Birmingham Post

B&Q, Wetherspoon, Subway - all the shops, pubs and banks closing in 2023 listed

Because of the cost of living crisis, an increasing number of businesses have been forced to close down. These include independent shops as well as bigger chains of pubs, bars and supermarkets

Daily Mirror

Homesense, Wetherspoons, Halifax and Barclays to close Welsh branches soon

Branches are set to close across different parts of Wales

Wales Online

TK Maxx, New Look, B&Q, Wetherspoons and more announce closures - see full list

Major retailers including TK Maxx, New Look, Paperchase, B&Q and House of Fraser are set to close in the latest blow to the UK high street, as they grapple with high inflation and the cost of living crisis

Daily Mirror

House of Fraser closing shops across UK – is your nearest branch shutting for good?

House of Fraser was saved from collapse by Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley back in 2018 which saved the department store chain's 59 stores however only 30 sites now remain

Daily Mirror

'The only place with the real Father Christmas': The generations of Howells memories from those who worked and shopped there

From meeting Father Christmas to buying wedding outfits, our readers have fond memories of Howells

Wales Online

House of Fraser in Cardiff city centre set to close down

It comes amid ambitious plans to redevelop the site in St Mary Street

Wales Online

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Wales Online

One of Wales' best known shopping centres, Cardiff's Queen's Arcade, is in receivership

The Queens Arcade in the centre of Cardiff has been hit by falling rental income and footfall

Birmingham Post

Queens Arcade in the centre of Cardiff in property receivership

The retail scheme has been hit by falling footfall and rental income but a new mixed-use development remains the plan

Nottingham Post

Fire service confirms cause of blaze that engulfed Nottingham House of Fraser deer sign

The logo's scorched outline remains visible near Victoria Centre to this day

Nottingham Post

Police statement after 'incident of exposure' at Nottingham's Victoria Centre store

Officers have appealed to anyone with information about the incident to contact the police.

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Nottingham Post

Victoria Centre statement over pictures of person exposing themselves in House of Fraser

The censored pictures have been widely shared on social media

Wales Online

The plans to transform Cardiff's Howells building with rooftop terrace which could see bars, restaurants and even a hotel replace House of Fraser

House of Fraser could move to make way for new shops, bars and restaurants

Birmingham Post

First phase plans to transform historic Howells building in the centre of Cardiff

Thackeray has brought to market nearly 27,000 sq ft at the building being marketed by EJ Hale and CBRE

Birmingham Post

Frasers Group cuts stake in Hugo Boss

Sports Direct, Flannels and House of Fraser owner has been pursuing ambitious growth plans in recent months

Liverpool Echo

11 things you could do in 2000s Wirral that you can't do now

Many shops, restaurants and activities that were loved in Wirral in the noughties no longer exist

Manchester Evening News

The lost Manchester shopping centres and department stores we'd love to browse one more time

The MEN looks back at some of the department stores and shopping centres that once stood in our city

The Guardian - UK

Selfridges boss Anne Pitcher: ‘The high street is a tragedy’

The doyenne of department stores may be departing for a rival soon, but she is confident that reinvention can keep physical shopping alive

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