<P> House of Fraser set up BL Fraser, a 50--50 joint venture with the British Land Company, in 1999 to buy 15 House of Fraser stores that would continue to be operated by House of Fraser . The Company added to its private - label brands in 2000 with House of Fraser womenswear, The Collection menswear, and a Linea Home line . </P> <P> In 2003, Tom Hunter put forward a hostile bid for the Group, with the possible intention to merge with Allders, another department store he had shareholdings in . In addition there was a large reduction in the number of House of Fraser stores in Scotland which included the sell off or closure of branches in Aberdeen (Frasers), Dundee (Arnotts), Inverness (Frasers), Paisley (Arnotts) and Perth (Frasers). </P> <P> 2005 was a significant year of growth for House of Fraser with the acquisition of the four Jenners department stores in April for £ 46m, and Beatties, a mainly Midlands based department store chain of 12 sites, for £ 69.3 m in the summer of 2005 . In addition to buying companies, House of Fraser continued its own development programme and opened several more stores including its first store outside the UK in Dundrum Town Centre, Dublin, Ireland . as well as stores in Maidstone and Norwich . </P> <P> In 2006, the Company consolidated its portfolio by closing the 135 - year - old Barkers business in Kensington High Street on 2 January 2006 . and on 14 January 2006, closed its Dickins & Jones store in London's Regent Street following a large increase in the rent, . In addition, the Company closed its Birmingham Beatties store in January 2006 (although retained the House of Fraser store in Birmingham) </P>

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