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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]
Grotto at Queensgate Shopping Centre, Peterborough, England Santa's Workshop at Dayton's Department Store in Minneapolis. The world's first Christmas grotto was in Lewis's Bon Marche department store in Liverpool, England. [5] The grotto was opened in 1879, entitled "Christmas Fairyland." [5] The idea then took hold in the rest of the UK. [6]
Selfridges, also known as Selfridges & Co., is a chain of upmarket department stores in the United Kingdom that is operated by Selfridges Retail Limited. [1] It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge in 1908. [ 1 ]
4. Disco Decor. We’re trading autumn’s disco pumpkin trend for sparkling Christmas ornaments this year. Disco-inspired Christmas decorations were all over Selfridges’ holiday showroom ...
The Christmas Adventure is a seasonal event held at the 2,000-acre (8.1 km 2) Stockeld Park estate in North Yorkshire, England. [1]Initially a supplement to the estate’s extensive Christmas tree business, [2] The Christmas Adventure now boasts a number of unique activities, including a giant, snowflake-shaped maze based on the 12 Days of Christmas, an Enchanted Wood, Europe’s longest ...
Selfridges in Oxford Street, London in wartime Britain (December 1944) Another store to revolutionize the concept of the department store was Selfridges in London, established in 1909 by American-born Harry Gordon Selfridge on Oxford Street. The company's innovative marketing promoted the radical notion of shopping for pleasure rather than ...
In 1951, the Lewis's group purchased the famous London department store Selfridges, expanding that brand by adding Moultons of Ilford in 1962 and rebranding it Selfridges. [5] In 1965, Lewis's became part of the Sears Group headed by Charles Clore. In 1966, the group launched Miss Selfridge fashions, which later became a store chain in its own ...
The Selfridges Building is a landmark building in Birmingham, England. The building is part of the Bullring Shopping Centre and houses Selfridges Department Store. The building was completed in 2003 at a cost of £60 million [1] and designed by the architecture firm Future Systems. It has a steel framework with sprayed concrete facade. [2]