Jenners
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Jenners Department Store, now known simply as Jenners, is a department store located in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was the oldest independent department store in Scotland until its acquisition by House of Fraser in 2005.[1]
History
Jenners has maintained its position on Edinburgh's Princes Street since 1838 when it was founded by Charles Jenner and Charles Kennington and known as "Kennington & Jenner". The store was run for many years by the Douglas-Miller family, who were descendants of James Kennedy, who took charge of Jenners in 1881.[1]
The original buildings that formed the department store were destroyed by fire in 1892, and in 1893 the Scottish architect William Hamilton Beattie was appointed to design the new store which subsequently opened in 1895.[2] This new building is designated as a category A listed building,[3] and it is noted by the statutory listing that, at Charles Jenner's insistence, the building's caryatids were intended 'to show symbolically that women are the support of the house'. The new store included many technical innovations such as electric lighting and hydraulic lifts.[4]
Known as the "Harrods of the North",[5] it has held a Royal Warrant since 1911, and was visited by Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of its 150th anniversary in 1988.
In 2004 it changed its vision statement from its goal to "be the most exciting department store outside London" to "Confidently Independent". The store made national news in 2007 when it publicised that it would stop selling pate de foie gras, following a boycott by the Duke and Duchess of Hamilton.[6]
Sale to House of Fraser
On 16 March 2005 it was announced that the Douglas-Miller family were in advanced negotiations to sell the business to the House of Fraser, at an estimated £100–200 million,[citation needed] but a month later it was sold for £46.1 million.[1] While other acquisitions by House of Fraser have been renamed, Jenners has managed to keep its identity.[7] In 2008, House of Fraser invested £3m in improvements to the store.[8] There is another branch of House of Fraser at the other end of Princes Street.
The lease of the building remained with the Jenners holding company JPSE Ltd, owned by the Douglas-Miller family, and was subsequently sold to Moorcroft Capital Management in August 2005 which was owned by Robbie Douglas Miller (former Chief Executive of Jenners).[9]
Stores
Jenners currently has two shops:
Jenners previously had stores at Edinburgh Airport and Glasgow International Airport that closed following a decision announced in April 2007. Jenners said that security measures introduced in UK airports following the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot had led to a significant downturn in trade at the shops.[10]
See also
References
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- ↑ The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland website
- ↑ Harrods of the North enters new era with House of Fraser deal, The Scotsman, 20 March 2005
- ↑ Jenners 'ethical' foie gras ban BBC News Friday, 8 June 2007
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- ↑ "Jenners closes Edinburgh and Glasgow airport shops", UK Airport News, 22 April 2007
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