Harrods
Harrods is an upscale department store located in the Knightsbridge area of London, England, UK. The current building was opened in 1905. The store, which is the largest department store in Europe and one of the largest in the entire world contains 100,000 square metres (1,100,000 square feet) of selling space and sits on 5 acres. Harrods was originally opened by retailer Charles Henry Harrod. When a previous building on the site burned down in December 1883, Harrod was able to fill all his customers Christmas orders in spite of the fire. He was also the first to extend credit to his most affluent customers, including members of the royal family. In recent years the store was owned by the Fayed brothers and the son of Mohammed Al-Fayed was killed in Paris in an automobile crash that took the life of Princess Diana. The current owners of the store is the State of Qatar.
Harrods
Harrods is an upscale department store located in the Knightsbridge area of London, England, UK. The current building was opened in 1905. The store, which is the largest department store in Europe and one of the largest in the entire world contains 100,000 square metres (1,100,000 square feet) of selling space and sits on 5 acres. Harrods was originally opened by retailer Charles Henry Harrod. When a previous building on the site burned down in December 1883, Harrod was able to fill all his customers Christmas orders in spite of the fire. He was also the first to extend credit to his most affluent customers, including members of the royal family. In recent years the store was owned by the Fayed brothers and the son of Mohammed Al-Fayed was killed in Paris in an automobile crash that took the life of Princess Diana. The current owners of the store is the State of Qatar.