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Sept 2021
The Works takes over Harrogate's former Edinburgh Woollen Mill unit
A new business is to move into the former Edinburgh Woollen Mill unit in Harrogate, a year after it closed.
Discount books and stationery store The Works will make the short trip across the street into the unit, where it is planning to open soon.
The Works has been holding a sale at its current premises on Oxford Street in preparation for the move.
Edinburgh Woollen Mill closed its Harrogate and Ripon stores last October when the clothing company went into administration.
The store was also home to Austin Reed, Country Casuals and Ponden Home Interiors.
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Purepay Retail bought Edinburgh Woollen Mill out of administration in January this year, keeping 296 stores and 2,453 on its books.
However, the Harrogate and Ripon stores were not rescued. As a result, the large unit at 17-19 Oxford Street has been empty for about 11 months.
It is unclear at this stage exactly when the move will take place. The Stray Ferret approached The Works for more details but were told it was "commercially sensitive."
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