{{Short description|Chinese fashion conglomerate}} '''C.banner''' is a Chinese fashion conglomerate based in [[Nanjing]].<ref name="pd2015">{{cite news|title=C.banner to buy iconic UK toy store Hamleys|url=http://en.people.cn/business/n/2015/1024/c90778-8966372.html|accessdate=6 September 2016|publisher=People's Daily|date=24 October 2015}}</ref> The company originally sold footwear, but has gradually expanded its reach to owning brands such as [[Hamleys]], MIO, and United Nude.<ref name="official">{{cite web|title=Official website - C.banner International Holdings|url=http://www.cbanner.com.cn/en/about-corporate.html|website=cbanner|publisher=C.banner International Holdings|accessdate=6 September 2016}}</ref>
It is the second largest mid to premium retailer for women's casual and [[formal wear]] in [[China]].
== House of Fraser == Britain's [[House of Fraser]] said it would close some of its stores as a condition of securing new funds from international retailer C.banner (1028.HK), which will become the majority owner of the department stores group with a 51 percent stake.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-houseoffraser-restructuring/uks-house-of-fraser-to-close-stores-secures-c-banner-investment-idUSKBN1I31O5|title=UK's House of Fraser to close stores, secures C.banner investment|author=Reuters Editorial|work=U.S.|access-date=2018-05-02|language=en-US}}</ref>
As of August 2018, C.banner have withdrawn from buying House of Fraser, causing the stores to go further into administration. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-houseoffraser-restructuring/future-of-house-of-fraser-in-doubt-after-cbanner-cancels-fundraising-idUKKBN1KM5E2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810142149/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-houseoffraser-restructuring/future-of-house-of-fraser-in-doubt-after-cbanner-cancels-fundraising-idUKKBN1KM5E2|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 10, 2018|title=Reuters }}</ref>
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[[Category:Clothing companies of China]] [[Category:Companies based in Nanjing]]