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Selfridges is a Grade II listed retail premises on Oxford Street in London. It was designed by Daniel Burnham for Harry Gordon Selfridge, and opened in 1909. [1] Still the headquarters of Selfridge & Co. department stores, with 540,000 square feet (50,000 m 2) of selling space, [2] the store is the second largest retail premises in the United Kingdom [1] (after Harrods). [2]
A Selfridges window display Selfridges' Paddington Bear themed Christmas window display in 2014. Selfridges' windows have become synonymous also with the brand, and to a certain degree have become as famous as the company and Oxford Street location itself. Selfridges has a history of bold art initiatives when it comes to the window designs.
Selfridges: Oxford Street, London: 1908 * Birmingham * Manchester * Trafford Centre: Sinclairs of Sheffield Sheffield: 1962 * Stamford [39] Stringers Lytham: 1852 [40] Tamworth Co-operative Society: Tamworth: 1886 C J Townrow & Sons: St. Ives, Cambridgeshire: 1871 * Maldon, Essex * Frinton-on-Sea * Sudbury: Trago Mills: Newton Abbot: 1960s ...
The flagship store on Oxford Street began as a drapery shop, opened by John Lewis in 1864. In 1905 Lewis acquired a second store, Peter Jones in Sloane Square, London.His eldest son, John Spedan Lewis, began the John Lewis Partnership in 1920 after thinking up the idea during his days in charge of Peter Jones.
Harry Gordon Selfridge, Sr. (11 January 1858 – 8 May 1947) [1] [3] was an American retail magnate who founded the London-based department store Selfridges. The early years of his leadership of Selfridges led to his becoming one of the most respected and wealthy retail magnates in the United Kingdom. He was known as the 'Earl of Oxford Street ...
Westminster City Council said Kebhouze's UK arrival is a boost to Oxford Street's future. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
Art Nouveau features on the exterior of Selfridges on Oxford Street, London: Date: 14 February 2013, 15:51: Source: Selfridges Department Store, Oxford Street, London.
The following year the chain was awarded a concession to run the book departments in Selfridges' London Oxford Street and Manchester stores, but these closed in February 2009. In February 2008 it opened the only bookshop in St Pancras railway station , which had been refurbished to include the Eurostar London terminal.