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Harrods is a British luxury department store founded in 1849 by Charles Henry Harrod, located on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London, England. [4] It is one of the most famous department stores in the world, attracting 15 million visitors annually as of 2023. [5]
Established in 1877 by James Smith of Tooting. The store was the first purpose-built department store in London. Smith named his department store after the Au Bon Marche in Paris. Bought by Selfridge Provincial Stores in 1926 and subsequently acquired by John Lewis Partnership in 1940. 1877 1975 [55] [190] [241] Bon Marché Gloucester
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]
Liberty, commonly known as Liberty's, is a luxury department store in London, England.It is located on Great Marlborough Street in the West End of London.The building spans from Carnaby Street on the East to Kingly Street on the West, where it forms a three storey archway over the Northern entrance to the Kingly Street mall that houses the Liberty Clock in its centre.
The original London store was designed by Daniel Burnham, who also created the Marshall Field's main store in his home town of Chicago. Burnham was the leading American department store designer of the time and had works in Boston (Filenes's), New York (Gimbel's, Wanamaker's), and Philadelphia (Wanamaker's, his magnum opus). [39]
How a World-Famous Department Store Became a Must-Visit Hotel. Adam Rathe. August 25, 2024 at 10:00 AM. ... “In London, there is a culture where you can take your laptop, grab a latte, and sit ...
Fortnum & Mason plc (colloquially often shortened to just Fortnum's) is an upmarket department store in London, England. The main store is located at 181 Piccadilly in the St James's area of London, where it was established in 1707 by William Fortnum and Hugh Mason. There are additional stores at The Royal Exchange, St Pancras railway station ...
New York Department Stores - department store chain, founded in 1931, acquired in 1994 by the Melville Corp., most stores turned to Marshalls or closed. Pitusa - discount department store chain, founded in 1976, downsized due to economic problems and ultimately closed last stores in 2014 after bankruptcy.