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Jenners to get £4.5m revamp



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Published Date: 25 July 2008
ONE of the Capital's premier retailers is to receive a major £4.5 million refurbishment.
Jenners, in Princes Street, is to benefit from £3m worth of work this summer.

The rest will be carried out over an 18-month period as bosses reportedly believe the store looks "tired and worn".

Women's accessories, jewellery and shoes are set to benefit from overhauls and expansions while work will also be done on the beauty counters.

New brands are to be introduced to the menswear section, including Ralph Lauren and Gant.

Features in the building's showpiece grand hall will be restored.

The store will reopen following its initial makeover in October.





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  • Last Updated: 25 July 2008 11:12 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
1

Mop,

*********** 25/07/2008 11:52:26
Dont know how much difference this will make.The takeover was the death knell for this place,Ive hardly been in it and the quality of the goods has went right downhill along with the customer service.
2

Steve-o,

Edinburgh 25/07/2008 11:52:36
Perhaps they could chisel off some of the slap on the faces of the beauty counter assistants. Oh - and new men's loos on the top floor - they are a disgrace.

And get rid of the employee name badges that scream HOUSE OF FRASER in huge letters and have the person's name in small print...
3

rossthelab,

25/07/2008 12:29:49
My Nan says it has gone downhill after the takeover.And she should know about these things being a Nan.
(Have ralph lauren and gant not always been in there?)
4

Jed Smith,

Moscow 25/07/2008 12:30:06

Last 2 times I've bought stuff in Jenners the staff have been the worst kind of miserable Edinburgh reptiles you could imagine.
5

Jed Smith,

Moscow 25/07/2008 12:30:41

Poundland's where it's at folks.
6

john3,

25/07/2008 12:35:07
#4 Spot on. I was the only person in the card department and 2 staff at centre counter. When attempting to pay at the first till I was told to come over to them - so the card got slid along the bar like a cowboy movie and the payment followed. Nice description #4 never thought of that. Never been back either. Bring back JENNERS get rid of FRASER
7

I love to eat Sellotape,

25/07/2008 12:54:12
The ribbon could be cut by former US decathlon champion Bruce Jenner.
8

Kitti Kat,

PA 25/07/2008 23:24:52
WE had two great department stores in Philadelphia- Strawbridges and John Wanamaker. Both were in business for years and family run. In other words , American Jenners or Harrods. Well, a few years ago, Wanamakers sold out and not long after Strawbridges too sold out to a huge company that owns Macys. Strawbridges and Wanamakers (one of the old time Wanamakers went down with the Titanic so you know how many years the store was operating. Both stores were never the same and eventually, Macy's merged what was left of Strawbridges with their corporation. Neither store ever had the class of help, merchandise , etc. that they once had when family run. This will more than likely be the end of the beginning for the "new" Jenners. Too bad.
9

Charles Linskaill,

..NOT MUCH LUCK..'HUH',? 26/07/2008 00:39:17

Thing about "Jenners", the old store, 'stores' Soo many memories, when as a child, we were dragged around this store by our Mother.

One memory was, my Mother had just got me a new 'Toy Car',..

While she looked at clothes, I pushed my,..'new toy car' over the floor,...

And Guess what happened,?

Someone 'Stood on It'!!

Poor 'Toy Car',,Poor Me!

Funny how one remembers things!

Anyone else got 'childhood' memories of this prestige Store,?
10

Charles Linskaill,

Edinburgh 26/07/2008 00:44:12

From 'Toy Cars' to IVF!,..

NOT MUCH LUCK..'HUH',?

 

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