Selfridge and Company, Ltd.

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Selfridge and Company, Ltd. was a British department store founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge, an American businessman. Selfridge had a long career with Marshall Field and Company in Chicago before moving to England in 1906 to establish his own store. The company was registered in 1908 with a capital of £900,000, and the London store opened in 1909. It quickly became famous through imaginative advertising and publicity. While the original London store is the historical foundation, a notable Selfridges store in Birmingham, designed by Future Systems and completed in 2003, is recognized for its distinctive aluminum-disc exterior and innovative interior design.12

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…tea broker, and in 1908 Selfridge and Company, Ltd., was registered (with £900,000 capital) to complete the project. The store opened in 1909 with a floor area of 42,000 square feet, which later was doubled.
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…tea broker, and in 1908 Selfridge and Company, Ltd., was registered (with £900,000 capital) to complete the project. The store opened in 1909 with a floor area of 42,000 square feet, which later was doubled.
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