The department store chain Selfridges has four branches in Great Britain, beside in the Londoner Oxford Street also further in the Exchange and meeting Ford the Centre in Manchester, as well as in Birmingham (bulletin ring). However in the Oxford Street the department store counts annually approx. 17 million customer. The nearest station London Underground is bond Street.

History

• 1909 created Gordon Selfridge in the Londoner Oxford Street its to today world-well-known department store. It attained at that time large attention, since it should concern a department store for all. Also the famous "soda Fountain" and the "Silence Room" were a synonym in times at that time.
• In October 1939 Gordon Selfridge withdrew as a chairman of the board, in order to take over the presidency. The 1935 to the executive committee in addition-pushed Andrew of cross-beam took the post.
• 1947 die Gordon Selfridge in the sleep.
• At the beginning of the 1950er years took over lord Woolton, chairman of the board at that time of Lewis' and Selfridges largest rival for 3,4 millions the department store.
• Into the 1960er years changed the owner again. Charles Clore and its British Shoe corporation buy the majority at Lewis' for 63 millions to 1965 In the year following on it the chain measure Selfridges opened. Designers marks are sold such as Pierre Cardin.
• 1970 open the Selfridges hotel beside the Londoner business.
• On 19 December 1976 at 21.06 o'clock becomes the department store in the Oxford Street a goal Irish Republican Army of a bomb attack. Only five humans are hurt.
• To the 1980er years transfers Tim Daniels, before times Merchandise Director, the management.
• 1996 will appoint Vittorio Radice as the business executive committee. 1998 are transferred Selfridges by the Sears group and opened in the Manchester meeting Ford Centre a new department store.
• 2003 are opened in the bulletin ring in Birmingham the fourth department store.

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