On 16 March 2005 it was announced that the Douglas-Miller family were in advanced negotiations to sell the business to the House of Fraser, at an estimated £100–200 million, but a month later it was sold for £46.1 million.
2005年3月16日，据宣布，道格拉斯 - 米勒家族正在进行谈判，以约1-2亿英镑的价格将该企业出售给福来莎百货，但一个月后，却以4610万英镑出售。