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In 1909, Harry Gordon Selfridge revolutionised retail. From the day Selfridges opened, theatre and experience have been at the heart of our business. Today, we stay true to that spirit by weaving creative experimentation, activism and cultural moments through our extraordinary customer experience.
Apr 29, 2009 · Wed 29 Apr 2009 19.01 EDT. He was the man who invented retail therapy. Or at least, revolutionised the way we shop. After 25 golden years with the great Chicago department store Marshall Field,...
Mar 13, 2013 · Inspired by Lindy Woodhead’s 2007 biography, Shopping, Seduction & Mr. Selfridge, about department store magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge, the new Masterpiece Theater series starring Jeremy...
Founder and inspiration, Harry Gordon Selfridge, rose from poor rural America and personal tragedy to take old London by storm. Opened in 1909, his department store revolutionized shopping in...
Sep 10, 2020 · Harry Gordon Selfridge (January 11, 1858–May 8, 1947) was an American-British retail magnate who founded the London-based department store Selfridges after retiring as Marshall Field 's partner, opening and selling Harry G. Selfridge and Co. in Chicago in only 2 months, and moving to England.
views 2,165,641 updated. Harry Gordon Selfridge, 1858–1947, American-British retail merchant, b. Ripon, Wis. He moved to Chicago in 1876, where he started a successful 25-year career at Marshall Field & Co., developing it into a modern department store.
Jan 21, 2022 · Selfridge, H. Gordon (Harry Gordon), 1856-1947, Selfridges (Firm), Stores, Retail -- England -- London -- 20th century, Businessmen -- Great Britain -- Biography, Businessmen -- United States -- Biography, Retail trade -- Great Britain -- History, Businessmen, Retail trade, Stores, Retail, England -- London, Great Britain, United States. Publisher.
