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Jenners - viewed from the Scott Monument
The Royal Warrant outside Jenners
The Royal Warrant outside Jenners

Jenners Department Store is one of Britain's oldest department stores, long family-run but recently brought under the ownership of House of Fraser. It has maintained its original position on Princes Street, Edinburgh, since 1838. It contains over 100 different departments selling a large variety of goods. Jenners Department Store. ... Jenners Department Store. ... Scott Monument (alternate view) The Scott Monument is a victorian gothic monument to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. ... Download high resolution version (843x1021, 227 KB)Royal Warrant outsie the premises of Jenners in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Download high resolution version (843x1021, 227 KB)Royal Warrant outsie the premises of Jenners in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... A department store organizes its goods by departments, such as womens clothes, home furnishings, electronics, and the like. ... House of Fraser is a British department store group with around 60 stores across the country, at one time including Harrods of London. ... Princes Street, as viewed facing west from the Scott Monument Princes Street and the Castle at twilight Princes Street is the main shopping street in Edinburgh city centre, although it was originally designed to be a residential street. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...


Dubbing itself the "Harrods of the North", it has held a Royal Warrant since 1911, and was visited by Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of its 150th anniversary in 1988. The Harrods storefront Harrods is a department store on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London, England that caters to upmarket customers. ... Royal Warrant awarded by Elizabeth II to Jenners, a department store in Edinburgh In the United Kingdom, a Royal Warrant of Appointment is a grant made by senior members of the British Royal Family to companies or tradespeople who supply goods and services to individuals in the family. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ...


Jenners is now facing increased competition, both from out-of-town retailers and from the new Harvey Nichols in nearby St Andrew's Square. On March 16, 2005 it was announced that the Douglas-Miller family who own Jenners were in advanced negotiations to sell the business to the House of Fraser, at an estimated £100–200 million; the name "Jenners" would still be used for the store. It was later sold for around £45 million. House of Fraser subsequently sold the lease of the buildings to an unknown private company based in Ireland. Harvey Nichols at the corner of Knightsbridge and Sloane Street in London A Harvey Nichols advertisement encourages women to buy an expensive pair of shoes that they are unable to afford and eat beans on toast every day until the next time they are paid Harvey Nichols (Harvey Nicks), founded... St Andrew Square is a square in Edinburgh, Scotland, part of the New Town, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (76th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... House of Fraser is a British department store group with around 60 stores across the country, at one time including Harrods of London. ...


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The grand hall of Jenners
The grand hall of Jenners
Edinburgh's Jenners

Jenners currently has four shops: Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1772 × 2362 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1772 × 2362 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 594 pixelsFull resolution (2080 × 1544 pixel, file size: 951 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Edinburghs Jenners I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 594 pixelsFull resolution (2080 × 1544 pixel, file size: 951 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Edinburghs Jenners I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...

The 2 airport stores are due to close following a decision announced in April 2007. Jenners said that security measures introduced in UK airports following the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot, has led to a significant downturn in trade at the shops.[1] Princes Street, as viewed facing west from the Scott Monument Princes Street and the Castle at twilight Princes Street is the main shopping street in Edinburgh city centre, although it was originally designed to be a residential street. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Edinburgh Airport (IATA: EDI, ICAO: EGPH), (also called Turnhouse) located in Edinburgh, Scotland, is the eighth largest airport in the UK. It is located 8 statute miles (13 km) west of the city centre. ... Glasgow International Airport (IATA: GLA, ICAO: EGPF), located in Renfrewshire, 8 miles (13 km) west of Glasgow, near the towns of Paisley and Renfrew, is the largest and busiest airport in Scotland, and sixth busiest in the UK [1]It was the first airport in Scotland to handle over one... For other uses, see Loch Lomond (disambiguation). ... Police at the scene of one of the raids, on Forest Road, Walthamstow, London. ...


External links

  • Official site


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Jenners - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (216 words)
Jenners Department Store is one of Britain's oldest department stores, now under the ownership of House of Fraser, having maintained its original position on Princes Street, Edinburgh, since 1838.
Jenners is now facing increased competition, both from out-of-town retailers and from the new Harvey Nichols in nearby St Andrew Square.
On March 16, 2005 it was announced that the Douglas-Miller family who own Jenners were in advanced negotiations to sell the business to the House of Fraser, at an estimated £100–200 million; the name "Jenners" would still be used for the store.
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