 The store has around of selling space, making it one of the largest stores in the House of Fraser chain.The store underwent a multi-million pound refurbishment, bringing in new fashion labels and modernising the store to bring it in line with the new John Lewis store which opened nearby in late 2009.The department store itself was also rebranded from 'Howells' to the core marque 'House of Fraser', however due to the store's status as a listed building, the 'James Howell & Co' signs remained.