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Selfridges

Selfridges Retail Limited (doing business as Selfridges and occasionally Selfridges & Co.) is a British department store chain. It was founded by American retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge in 1909. The historic Daniel Burnham-designed Selfridges flagship store at 400 Oxford Street in London opened on 15 March 1909 and is the second-largest shop in…

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Genre
Department stores
Founded
1909; 117 years ago (1909) in London, England
Industry
Retail
Headquarters
400 Oxford Street, Marylebone, London, England
Area served
United Kingdom
Founder
Harry Gordon Selfridge

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Opening day and marketing

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Selfridges

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Edges103
Triples76
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019231
Components1

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Selfridges

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related to Windows · 15
Selfridges → Children, Christmas, Cruelty, For Christmas, Goldie Bear, Kate Moss-designed Paddington Bear, Later, National Society, NSPCC, Oxford Street, Paddington Bear, Prevention, Sam Taylor-Wood, Selfridge, Sir Elton John
related to Opening day and marketing · 9
Selfridges → As, Callisthenes, Even, Harry Selfridge, London’s, March, Overall, Selfridge, The
related to Controversies · 8
Selfridges → After, Alexander McQueen, In February, In July, In September, Manchester, November, Tommy Robinson
related to Further reading · 7
Selfridges → Gordon, Honeycombe, ISBN, London, Seventy-Five Years, Store, The Story
related to In culture · 6
Selfridges → Diana Prince, ITV, Masterpiece, Mr Selfridge, Steve Trevor, Wonder Woman
Parent · 5
Selfridges → John Lewis Partnership (1940–1951), Lewis's (1951–1965), Sears plc (1965–1998), Selfridge Provincial Stores (1926–1940), Selfridges Group (2003–present)
Trade name · 2
Selfridges → Selfridges, Selfridges & Co.
Area served · 1
Selfridges → United Kingdom
Founded · 1
Selfridges → 1909; 117 years ago (1909) in London, England
Founder · 1
Selfridges → Harry Gordon Selfridge

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store group london stores selfridge oxford street manchester department opening lewis's retail sears opened acquired 1909 2003 central chain birmingham

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SelfridgesArea servedUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
SelfridgesFounded1909; 117 years ago (1909) in London, England1.00infobox
SelfridgesFounderHarry Gordon Selfridge1.00infobox
SelfridgesGenreDepartment stores1.00infobox
SelfridgesHeadquarters400 Oxford Street, Marylebone, London, England1.00infobox
SelfridgesIndustryRetail1.00infobox
SelfridgesNumber of locations4 (2024)1.00infobox
SelfridgesParentSelfridge Provincial Stores (1926–1940)1.00infobox
SelfridgesParentJohn Lewis Partnership (1940–1951)1.00infobox
SelfridgesParentLewis's (1951–1965)1.00infobox
SelfridgesParentSears plc (1965–1998)1.00infobox
SelfridgesParentSelfridges Group (2003–present)1.00infobox
SelfridgesTrade nameSelfridges1.00infobox
SelfridgesTrade nameSelfridges & Co.1.00infobox
SelfridgesTypeSubsidiary1.00infobox
SelfridgesWebsiteselfridges.com1.00infobox

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