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Harry Gordon Selfridge, Sr. (11 January 1858 – 8 May 1947) was an American retail magnate who founded the London-based department store Selfridges. The early years of his leadership of Selfridges led to his becoming one of the most respected and wealthy retail magnates in the United Kingdom.
Feb 2, 2016 · The central character, Harry Selfridge, is clearly factual and did indeed live during the period in which the television series is set. He also had a mother called Lois, a wife called Rose and a number of children, so that’s a pretty good start.
Mar 11, 2015 · For a store that had 90,000 people at it’s opening 105 years ago, Selfridge’s has expanded to three other stores in Birmingham and Manchester. In 2013, an ITV programme starring Jeremy Piven as Harry Gordon Selfridge portrayed his opening of the store and its initial trials and tribulations.
Harry Gordon Selfridge (born Jan. 11, 1858, Ripon, Wis., U.S.—died May 8, 1947, London, Eng.) was the founder of Selfridges department store in London. The son of a small storekeeper in Wisconsin, Selfridge at age 21 joined the wholesale-retail firm of Field, Leiter and Company (later Marshall Field and Company) in Chicago, where he worked ...
Harry Gordon Selfridge lifts the curtains to reveal Selfridges’ very first windows, signalling the opening of the store. He handed out keys to the very first customers to make them feel at home, famously saying “everyone is welcome” – an ethos we’ve shared ever since.
Harry Gordon Selfridge, Sr. (11 January 1858 – 8 May 1947) was an American-British business owner. He founded the London -based department store Selfridges . He was one of the most respected and wealthy retail businessmen in the United Kingdom .
Apr 5, 2013 · Harry Gordon Selfridge was a showman, who brought many shoppers to his store. The enduring popularity of the Selfridges store on Oxford Street is a great tribute to him.
Now immortalised in Mr Selfridge the TV show (available to stream online), the founder of our store, Harry Gordon Selfridge, changed the world of retail forever when he opened our London store in March 1909.
Selfridges was founded in 1909 by retail maverick Harry Gordon Selfridge. Harry Gordon had a revolutionary approach to business, putting theatre and experience at the heart of the Selfridges brand.
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.
