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Harrods is a Grade II listed luxury department store on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London, England. It was designed by C. W. Stephens for Charles Digby Harrod , and opened in 1905; it replaced the first store on the grounds founded by his father Charles Henry Harrod in 1849, which burned down in 1881.
Following the defeat of the Shops Bill 1986, which would have enabled widespread Sunday trading, compromise legislation was introduced in July 1994 in England and Wales, coming into force on 26 August 1994, [1] allowing shops to open, but restricting opening times of larger stores i.e. those over 280 m 2 (3,000 sq ft) to a maximum of six hours, between 10:00-18:00 only.
Several large retailers challenged the legal ruling in force, with some opening on Sundays from Christmas 1991 onwards [52] [53] This led to the Sunday Trading Act 1994 permitted "large shops" – those with a "relevant floor area" in excess of 280 m 2 (3,000 sq ft) [54] – to open for up to six hours on Sunday between the hours of 10 am and 6 ...
With an open mind and forgiving heart, I decided that it was time to get over the post-pandemic Winter Wonderland entry fee – now £7.50 at peak times if you’re late to the hate train – and ...
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Also the legislation concerning (super)markets bigger than 400 m 2 in sales area was clarified by discarding the law of six designated Sundays and replacing it with Sunday opening hours from May to August and from November to December. On 15 December 2015, the Finnish parliament voted to remove all opening hour restrictions for all retailers.
Borough Market This is a list of markets in London. Greater London is home to a wealth of covered, outdoor and street markets. Many specialise in a particular type of goods or sell different things on different days. Most open very early in the morning and close early or late afternoon. Markets in London have their origins in the Middle Ages and ancient charter; set up to serve the population ...
The Harrods Furniture Depository buildings flank the south bank of the River Thames near Hammersmith Bridge in Barnes, London, England, built on the site of an old soap factory in 1894 as a storage centre for the larger items that could not be taken into Knightsbridge to the Harrods department store.