Is Jenners closing? Iconic Edinburgh Princes Street Department store set to close - what we know so far

House of Fraser is leaving the Princes Street site

The owner of the iconic Jenners building in Edinburgh has said it will remain a department store, despite House of Fraser announcing its departure from the site.

Frasers Group announced that it would cease trading at the building on Princes Street, with the loss of 200 jobs.

But the latest comments from the owner of the landmark building have caused confusion over whether Jenners will close for good.

Jenners department store is an Edinburgh institution (Shutterstock)

Jenners has become an Edinburgh institution after occupying the spot for 183 years.

Here’s everything you need to know about the potential closure of the department store.

Will Jenners close?

Frasers Group, owned by Mike Ashley, announced on Monday 25 January that the Jenners site would cease trading on 3 May.

The group operates Jenners as part of its House of Fraser department store chain.

It said it had been unable to reach an agreement with the site’s owner on the continuation of its lease.

A spokesman for Frasers, which bought Jenners in 2005, claimed that the landlord had not been able to "work mutually on a fair agreement", leading to the loss of 200 jobs and “a vacant site for the foreseeable future”.

He added: “Our commitment to our Frasers strategy remains but landlords and retailers need to work together in a fair manner, especially when all stores are closed."