Jenners

Jenners was a department store in Edinburgh, Scotland, situated on Princes Street. It was Scotland's oldest independent department store until the retail business was acquired by House of Fraser in 2005. It closed in December 2020 and was vacated by House of Fraser in May 2021. The building is currently undergoing restoration to be repurposed as a hotel.

== History == alt=Jenners department store, Princes Street, Edinburgh, viewed from the gardens opposite (March 2021).|thumb|Jenners department store, Princes Street, Edinburgh, viewed from the gardens opposite (March 2021). alt=Jenners former department store on fire 23 January 2023|thumb|upright|Jenners former department store on fire 23 January 2023 Jenners was founded as "Kennington & Jenner" in 1838 by Charles Jenner FRSE (1810–1893), a linen draper, and Charles Kennington. The store has never left its site on Princes Street, but its original building was destroyed by fire in 1892. In 1893 the Scottish architect William Hamilton Beattie was appointed to design a replacement, which subsequently opened in 1895. It is now a category A listed building.