Creditors have granted approval for House of Fraser to close 31 stores, including its Carlisle branch on English Street.
Six thousand jobs will be lost nationally, including about 150 in Carlisle.
The chain announced plans to close the 31 branches next year, in a radical restructuring by the company’s Chinese owners.
The flagship Oxford Street store is among those to close.
The vote today was a make-or-break moment for the 169-year-old business.
If the rescue plan had failed, administration was likely.
House of Fraser is using what is called a company voluntary arrangement (CVA), a form of insolvency proceedings, to overhaul its business.
CVAs are being increasingly used by struggling retailers as a way to close stores, but House of Fraser's is the most contentious restructuring deal to date.
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