{"id":161335,"date":"2019-04-19T08:54:43","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T08:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/house-of-fraser-landlord-serves-notice-on-mike-ashley-to-leave\/"},"modified":"2021-08-12T13:56:06","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T13:56:06","slug":"house-of-fraser-landlord-serves-notice-on-mike-ashley-to-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/house-of-fraser-landlord-serves-notice-on-mike-ashley-to-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"House of Fraser landlord serves notice on Mike Ashley to leave"},"content":{"rendered":"
Doubts are growing about the number of House of Fraser stores Mike Ashley will keep open as landlords lose patience with him paying no rent while he decides what to do with the spaces.<\/p>\n
The retail tycoon said he hoped to save about 80% of House of Fraser\u2019s 59 stores and turn the chain into the \u201cHarrods of the high street\u201d after it was bought out of administration for \u00a390m last August by his leisurewear business Sports Direct.<\/p>\n