9 Facts About House of Fraser

1. In 2013, House of Fraser opened its first store overseas, in Abu Dhabi's World Trade Center shopping mall.

2. In 1996, House of Fraser was named special envoy to Africa by the Australian government to push Canberra's campaign for a temporary seat on the United Nations Security Council.

3. On March 8, 1971, House of Fraser resigned abruptly, accusing Gorton of "significant disloyalty to a senior minister.

4. On Saturday, House of Fraser was found stabbed to death, according to news reports.

5. House of Fraser previously traded under many different long established brand names.

6. In September 2007, House of Fraser launched its online store.

7. In 1948 the Company, now named House of Fraser, was first listed on the London Stock Exchange.

8. When the first Hugh House of Fraser died in 1873, his three eldest sons, James, John and Hugh, acquired stakes in the business.

9. House of Fraser is a British department store group with 57 stores and 2 outlets across the United Kingdom and Ireland.