A SIGN outside of the House of Fraser store in Carlisle has indicated that the shop will close its doors for the final time in May.

News and Star: Sign in the window of House of FraserSign in the window of House of Fraser (Image: Supplied)

Nobody at the business has previously officially commented on a claim that the closure may be completed by May. 

When it closes its doors, the store will become the latest in a growing rollcall of city centre retail casualties.

The closing down sale was announced just weeks after the House of Fraser building was sold for £750,000, ending a retail story that dates back locally to 1906.