Harrods Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Harrod, Charles
- Harrods Stores Ltd
- Burbidge, Sir Richard
- House of Fraser Ltd
- Fayed Brothers
- Qatar Holdings Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Kensington, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Stepney, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Financial services
Commercial private banking services
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Distribution - retailing
Department store retailing
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Transport services
Furniture removal & storage services
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Distribution - retailing
Mail order & catalogue retailing
Notes:
Traced origins to Charles Harrod, b1800, who in 1834 established a wholesale grocers and tea dealers business in Stepney, London. 1853 acquired grocery business in Knightsbridge which grew rapidly and diversified from the 1860s as Harrods Stores. Sold by Harrod family to Harrod's Stores Ltd in 1889 when a large and fashionable department store and came under direction of (Sir) Richard Burbidge, d1917, from 1891. Premises extended and rebuilt from mid 1890s. 1912 established a store in Buenos Aires. Acquired other department stores including Dickins & Jones Ltd of Regents Street in 1914, Kendal Milne & Co Ltd of Manchester in 1919, Swan & Edgar Ltd of Piccadilly in 1920. Renamed Harrods Ltd 1920. Also by 1920s undertook manufacturing and food processing, storage, mail order and banking. 1928 acquired D H Evans & Co Ltd of Oxford Street, in 1946 John Walsh Ltd of Sheffield, in 1949 William Henderson & Sons Ltd of Liverpool and in 1955 Rackhams of Birmingham. 1959 acquired by House of Fraser Ltd which in 1985 was acquired by Fayed Brothers. They floated the business in 1994 retaining the Harrods store. This in due course was acquired in 2010 by Qatar Holdings, the sovereign wealth fund of the State of Qatar. Continuing in 2023 [2023]
Publications:
- Fayed. The unauthorized biography by Bower, Tom
- Golden Age of Shopping, 1910-1940. A miscellany of items from Harrods, Gamages and Army & Navy Stores by Calloway, Stephen
- Great Store by Frankau, Gilbert
- 'Harrods' in F H W Sheppard (ed), Survey of London. Volume 41. Southern Kensington. Brompton by Sheppard, Francis H W (ed)
- Harrods. A palace in Knightsbridge by Dale, Tim
- Harrods. A selection from Harrod's general catalogue, 1929 by Unknown
- Harrods, Knightsbridge. Behind the scenes by Bennett, Chris, & Colin Cameron
- Harrods, Knightsbridge. The house that every woman knows by Unknown
- Harrods, Knightsbridge. The story of Society's favourite store by Callery, Sean
- 'Harrods Ltd in J W Ferry, History of the Department Store by Ferry, John W
- 'Harrods Ltd' in M Moss & A Turton, A Legend of Retailing. House of Fraser by Moss, Michael, & Alison Turton
- Harrods. The store and the legend by Dale, Tim
- Hero from Zero. The story of Kleinwort Benson and Mohamed Fayed by Unknown
- In Memoriam. Sir Richard Burbidge Bart by Unknown
- Introduction to Harrods Company Archive by Unknown
- Jewel of Knightsbridge. The origins of the Harrods empire by Harrod, Robin
- Legend of Retailing. House of Fraser by Moss, Michael, & Alison Turton
- Messrs Harrods' Depository, Barnes by Lakeman, Albert
- Problems and Processes in Developing Store Credit Cards. A retail case study by Bliss, M
- 'Sir Richard Burbidge' in A Menzies, Modern Men of Mark by Menzies, Amy
- Story of British Achievement, 1849-1949 by Unknown
- Takeovers by Fallon, Ivan, & James Srodes
- Victorian Shopping. Harrod's catalogue, 1885 by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Harrod, Charles
- Harrods Stores Ltd
- Burbidge, Sir Richard
- House of Fraser Ltd
- Fayed Brothers
- Qatar Holdings Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Kensington, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Stepney, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Financial services Commercial private banking services
- Distribution - retailing Department store retailing
- Transport services Furniture removal & storage services
- Distribution - retailing Mail order & catalogue retailing
Notes:
Traced origins to Charles Harrod, b1800, who in 1834 established a wholesale grocers and tea dealers business in Stepney, London. 1853 acquired grocery business in Knightsbridge which grew rapidly and diversified from the 1860s as Harrods Stores. Sold by Harrod family to Harrod's Stores Ltd in 1889 when a large and fashionable department store and came under direction of (Sir) Richard Burbidge, d1917, from 1891. Premises extended and rebuilt from mid 1890s. 1912 established a store in Buenos Aires. Acquired other department stores including Dickins & Jones Ltd of Regents Street in 1914, Kendal Milne & Co Ltd of Manchester in 1919, Swan & Edgar Ltd of Piccadilly in 1920. Renamed Harrods Ltd 1920. Also by 1920s undertook manufacturing and food processing, storage, mail order and banking. 1928 acquired D H Evans & Co Ltd of Oxford Street, in 1946 John Walsh Ltd of Sheffield, in 1949 William Henderson & Sons Ltd of Liverpool and in 1955 Rackhams of Birmingham. 1959 acquired by House of Fraser Ltd which in 1985 was acquired by Fayed Brothers. They floated the business in 1994 retaining the Harrods store. This in due course was acquired in 2010 by Qatar Holdings, the sovereign wealth fund of the State of Qatar. Continuing in 2023 [2023]Publications:
- Fayed. The unauthorized biography by Bower, Tom
- Golden Age of Shopping, 1910-1940. A miscellany of items from Harrods, Gamages and Army & Navy Stores by Calloway, Stephen
- Great Store by Frankau, Gilbert
- 'Harrods' in F H W Sheppard (ed), Survey of London. Volume 41. Southern Kensington. Brompton by Sheppard, Francis H W (ed)
- Harrods. A palace in Knightsbridge by Dale, Tim
- Harrods. A selection from Harrod's general catalogue, 1929 by Unknown
- Harrods, Knightsbridge. Behind the scenes by Bennett, Chris, & Colin Cameron
- Harrods, Knightsbridge. The house that every woman knows by Unknown
- Harrods, Knightsbridge. The story of Society's favourite store by Callery, Sean
- 'Harrods Ltd in J W Ferry, History of the Department Store by Ferry, John W
- 'Harrods Ltd' in M Moss & A Turton, A Legend of Retailing. House of Fraser by Moss, Michael, & Alison Turton
- Harrods. The store and the legend by Dale, Tim
- Hero from Zero. The story of Kleinwort Benson and Mohamed Fayed by Unknown
- In Memoriam. Sir Richard Burbidge Bart by Unknown
- Introduction to Harrods Company Archive by Unknown
- Jewel of Knightsbridge. The origins of the Harrods empire by Harrod, Robin
- Legend of Retailing. House of Fraser by Moss, Michael, & Alison Turton
- Messrs Harrods' Depository, Barnes by Lakeman, Albert
- Problems and Processes in Developing Store Credit Cards. A retail case study by Bliss, M
- 'Sir Richard Burbidge' in A Menzies, Modern Men of Mark by Menzies, Amy
- Story of British Achievement, 1849-1949 by Unknown
- Takeovers by Fallon, Ivan, & James Srodes
- Victorian Shopping. Harrod's catalogue, 1885 by Unknown