Selfridges of Oxford Street, London, W1.
1909 Company established by Harry Gordon Selfridge
1914 Selfridge and Co. Department Store, 398 to 454, Oxford Street; 40 to 52, Duke Street; 1 to 4A Orchard Street; and 22 to 45, Somerset Street; also 427-9, Oxford Street, corner Lumley Street and corner Balderton Street, London, W. Hours of Business: 9 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. Established in 1909; opened March 15th, 1909. Premises: Situated on the north side of Oxford Street, midway between Bond Street and Marble Arch; massive building of Portland stone, steel-frame and concrete construction, five floors above the street level and three beneath; ground area, over two acres; floor space occupied by departments, ten acres. Notable features of the premises are the Reception Rooms, Library, Picture Gallery, &c., on third floor, and the Luncheon Hall, Grill Room, Palm Courts, Tea Garden, and Smoking Lounge on fourth floor; also Post Office, Bureau de Change, &c., &c. Business: All requirements of men, women, and children in Drapery, Clothing, Outfitting, and most articles of personal use, are provided for by about one hundred and sixty Departments. Staff: About 4,000 assistants, &c.
1926 Selfridges set up the Selfridge Provincial Stores
1940 The smaller Selfridge Provincial Stores were sold to the John Lewis Partnership
1951 The original Oxford Street store was acquired by the Liverpool-based Lewis's chain of department stores.
1965 Lewis's and Selfridges were then taken over in 1965 by the Sears Group
2003 Acquired by Canada's Galen Weston