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Harry Gordon Selfridge, American-English businessman, founded Selfridges (died 1947)

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Harry Gordon Selfridge

American retail magnate (1858–1947)

Harry Gordon Selfridge, Sr. was an American retail magnate who founded the London-based department store Selfridges. The early years of his leadership led to his becoming one of the most respected and wealthy retail magnates in the United Kingdom. He was known as the 'Earl of…
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Selfridges

English department store chain

Selfridges, also known as Selfridges & Co., is a chain of upmarket department stores in the United Kingdom that is operated by Selfridges Retail Limited. It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge in 1908. The historic Daniel Burnham-designed Selfridges flagship store at 400…
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