Selfridges London

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400 Oxford Street
London, England, United Kingdom
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History

1858

A baby boy named Harry Gordon Selfridge is born in Wisconsin, USA in 1858. Gordon Selfridge is working for retailer Marshall Field in Chicago and after introducing many new ideas including annual sales and the ...
1906

At the grand old age of 48, Gordon Selfridge retires after buying Schlesinger & Mayer department store for $5m and selling it on 3 months later. He moved to London the following year.
1909

Gordon Selfridge decides he's too young to retire, and on 15th March opens a £400,000 store in London, which was to put Oxford Street on the world retail map. The newly opened Selfridges has its own soda f...
1920's

The years following the First World War prove very successful and by 1928 the store has doubled in size.
1930's

In October 1939 Gordon Selfridge resigns as chairman to become president and is replaced by Andrew Holmes who joined the board in 1935.
1940's

The Second World War years prove a very lean time for the store. In 1947 Gordon Selfridge dies in his sleep.
1950's

At the beginning of the decade, Gordon Selfridge's old rival Lord Woolton, chairman of Lewis', buys the store for £3.4m.
1960's

The store changes hands again, with Charles Clore's British Shoe Corporation buying a controlling interest in Lewis' in 1965 for £63m. The following year Miss Selfridges opens up to sell fashion designed b...
1970's

The Selfridges Hotel opens and the store is damaged by an IRA car bomb at 9.06pm on December 19. Luckily only five people are hurt, receiving minor injuries.
1980's

Tim Daniels, previously the merchandise director, takes over as managing director.
1990's

Phew, what a decade! The Masterplan to totally transform Selfridges is launched in 1994 (completed in 1999) and in 1996 Vittorio Radice is appointed as Chief Executive. In 1998, Selfridges' demerger from the Se...
THE PRESENT

In 2003, Galen Weston purchased Selfridges. Mr Weston and his wife, Hilary, are intimately involved with the development and growth of this important company.

Selfridges London News

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Paris Loves London! Who would have thought it?

Nov 08, 2008 17:50:35

I also love Selfridges, they carry my fragrance there and I always have a ball there.” The hotel heiress has thrown herself into the London social scene ...View Full Article

Santa Claus Comes to London

Nov 08, 2008 17:49:53

Their Santa and Elf have years of experience entertaining children, and have appeared in the famous Selfridges Grotto in 1995, 1996 and 2007, ...View Full Article

A New Space In London For Prada Men’s

Nov 08, 2008 17:49:53

Bond Street and Sloane Street, a Prada women’s collection shop in Harrod’s, two boutiques in Selfridges, and one in Heathrow Terminal 5.View Full Article

Selfridges Launch Men's Only Grooming Salon

Nov 08, 2008 17:49:08

In a bid to tap into the £700 million male grooming market, Gentlemen’s Tonic is situated in the vibrant London store. It aims to be a one-stop-shop for ...View Full Article