Harrods
Harrods is an upmarket department store on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London. The Harrods brand also applies to Harrods enterprises, including Harrods Bank, Harrods Estates, Harrods Aviation and Air Harrods.
The store has a 5-acre (20,000 m2) site. It has 330 departments covering one million square feet (
Harrods Media
Harrods logo. Redrawn from scratch. PNG version used as reference.
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The Egyptian-style clothing department at Harrods
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Share of the Harrod's Stores Ltd., issued 7 August 1903
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Back site of a share of the Harrod's Stores Ltd., issued 7. August 1903
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The Harrods building frontage at night
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Harrods Furniture Depository in Barnes, London
90,000 m2) of retail space. It is said to be the biggest department store in Europe.
Harrods was founded by Charles Henry Harrod in 1834. In the 20th century they bought other stores in the UK. In 1959, the British department store holding company, House of Fraser, bought Harrods. Later, in 1985, the Egyptian Mohamed Al-Fayed bought Harrods. In 2010, the store was sold to Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). This company invests the wealth of the Qatar royal family. Harrods is also known for their annual Christmas bears which are very popular.