Rackhams

Rackhams
IndustryRetail
Founded1881 (1881)
FounderWilliam Riddell and Henry Wilkinson
HeadquartersBirmingham, England
Area served
United Kingdom

Rackhams was a British department store that opened in Birmingham, England in 1881. The business became part of the Harrods group in 1955, before Harrods was purchased by House of Fraser in 1959. As part of the Harrods grouping in House of Fraser, during the 1970s the Rackhams name was selected to be used as the Midlands and parts of the North of England brand name and several stores were added to its portfolio. In 2000 the Rackhams name was retired and replaced by House of Fraser.