Overview
- The Corporation Street branch, which staff were told Thursday would shut, has begun a closing‑down sale ahead of a permanent closure in late June.
- Discounts now cover the entire store, with signs advertising at least 20% off and some items reduced by up to 60%.
- It remains unclear what will happen to employees' jobs, and BirminghamLive said it has asked House of Fraser for comment.
- Shoppers are seeing closing‑down posters across every floor, and workers described the news as a very sad day.
- The site traded for more than a century as Rackhams before House of Fraser took over in August 2003 and later turned it into an outlet in 2023, part of a retrenchment that followed the company’s 2018 administration and rebrand plans under the Frasers name.