Harrods Knightsbridge

“You want to buy a car, an elephant? You name it, it's here.”
- Mohamed Al Fayed
Loved by Noel Coward, adored by Oscar Wilde, the world’s most famous Department Store is one of London’s most treasured buildings.
From a small grocery shop owned by Charles Henry Harrod in 1849, Harrods has burgeoned into a spectacular shoppers’ heaven.
A retail wonderland
Set across 1.2 million square feet, its 330 departments span seven floors, housing premium brands from across the globe. Closed for just two days a year, it sometimes sees more than 30,000 customers pass through it in just one day. Its intricate exterior is listed by English Heritage, and its Egyptian Escalator – conceived by Mohamed Al Fayed - is now a World Heritage Site.
Harrods has seen almost £400 million of investment since 1985 when Mr Al Fayed bought it from the Fraser Brothers.
Today it is synonymous with luxury; a retail theatre which exudes the elaborate, the exclusive and the extraordinary.
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