
During the latter part of 1892, Dan Harries Evans acquired the leases of shop premises at 290-294 Oxford Street, on the opposite side of Old Cavendish Street. The store was opened to the public in 1893.

In January 1915, D H Evans retired from the business and was succeeded by Ernest Webb's son, William Wallace Webb.
In 1928 when Harrods Ltd (previously Harrod's Stores Ltd) proposed merger, its approaches were welcomed. Harrods Ltd acquired the entire ordinary share capital and Woodman Burbidge became chairman.

The building, with a 140-foot frontage on Oxford Street, was opened in February 1937. It comprised eight and one-quarter acres of selling space on eight floors, it was to cost over £600,000 and the entire sum was loaned by Harrods.
In February 1954, the entire preference share capital of the company was also acquired by Harrods and converted to ordinary shares, and D H Evans & Co Ltd became a wholly-owned subsidiary.
In 1954, Harrods Ltd, the store's owner, was acquired by House of Fraser Ltd, department store retailers, Glasgow, Scotland.
The store traded successfully during the following decades and, in 1987, the store was renamed House of Fraser and continued to trade under this name.
By Paul Green
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