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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]
The store was sold to Busbys of Bradford in 1953 who rebranded the store under the Busbys name. Busbys was itself purchased by Debenhams in 1958. The store was renamed Debenhams in 1973 and continued to trade from the same site until Debenhams' closure in 2021. 1953 [190] [271] A H Bull Reading: Bought by Selfridge Provincial Stores.
Knightsbridge is home to many expensive shops, including the department stores Harrods and Harvey Nichols, and flagship stores of many British and international fashion houses, including those of London-based shoe designers Jimmy Choo and Manolo Blahnik, and two Prada stores. The district also has banks that cater to wealthy individuals.
Harrods Group (Holding) Limited, doing business as the Harrods Group, is a British holding company that owns the Harrods luxury department store in Knightsbridge, London, England. The original Harrods store was founded in 1849 by Charles Henry Harrod , and the first holding company, Harrod's Stores Limited, was formed and listed on the London ...
Basil Street looking towards Harrods department store. Basil Street, originally known as North Street, is a street in London's Knightsbridge.It was laid out in the second half of the eighteenth century on land belonging to Lord Cadogan and runs between Sloane Street in the north and the junction of Walton Place and Hans Road in the south.
About 70 jobs could be created if plans for the reuse of the the city centre site are approved.
LONDON — Harrods is getting into the rental game, making space for My Wardrobe HQ, the high-end circular fashion platform both in-store and online. MWHQ will open a pop-up at the Knightsbridge ...
Harrods, one of the world's most iconic department stores, will now rent designer clothes, starting at $8 a day for a minimum of four days.