House of Fraser is a British department store group with several stores across the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was established in Glasgow, Scotland in 1849 as Arthur and Fraser. Over the years House of Fraser has purchased a number of famous stores, such as the Army & Navy Stores, Barkers of Kensington, Beatties, Dickins & Jones, Jenners, Howells, Kendals, Rackhams, Binns and Harrods of Knightsbridge. D H Evans Oxford Street store in London was re-branded as House of Fraser in 2001 and became the chain's flagship store. House of Fraser's largest store is located in Birmingham.