BA History at Bournemouth University

House of Fraser (formerly known as Bright’s and Dingles)

According to a Bournemouth Echo article published in August 2018, Bright’s, who would later become Dingles and then House of

Beales has a very deep-rooted relationship with Bournemouth, both as a company and as a local store. The first ever

First opened in 1972, and located in Bournemouth Square, Debenham’s quickly became a major department store within Bournemouth. Taking the

Bournemouth has a vast Highstreet and, on its tourism website, is described as a ‘bustling high street with familiar chain

Running alongside the Central Gardens, and thus having no opposing buildings, the appeal to walk and shop along Westover Road

For years London has been the home to some of the most luxurious and famous department stores in the world

The magical feeling customers felt when visiting a big department store, like Beales, is what kept these stores popular in

Beales went into administration on the 20th of January 2020. Its consistent structure since the department store’s founding in 1880

By Eleanor Fitzgibbon Christmas is a time for celebration and community. In a seaside resort town like Bournemouth, one wouldn’t

Introduction: Shopping Malls and Department Stores are of great cultural significance across the world, and, of course Bournemouth is no