The department chain has declared that they will be closing down 31 stores throughout the Kingdom of Westeros. As many as 2,000 employees will be made redundant and forced to wear ‘the black’ – a surplus line of monochrome underwear.
170 years ago, the House of Fraser began with one shop in an ungodly wilderness ravaged by dragon fire and white-walkers, called Glasgow. The story of the House of Fraser is one of brutal medieval warfare and dynastic murder – or ‘high street retail’ as most know it.
Fans of George.R.R.Martin will have to wait to see how the series ends for The House of Fraser but creditors have promised that heads will roll. Said one shop assistant: ‘Winter is coming but we should probably have stuck with our Summer range a little longer.’
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