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In September 2013, the store suspended a shop assistant who refused to serve a friend of Tommy Robinson. [64] [65]
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Inspired by its founder, Harry Gordon Selfridge, it continues to innovate, push creative boundaries and challenge the status quo digitally and across its four UK stores. Morrison, Kathryn A. (2003). English Shops & Shopping: An Architectural History. Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-10219-4. In February 2015, one of Selfridges' stores in Manchester installed so-called anti-homeless spikes. [66] Birmingham Selfridges named must see sight". The Daily Telegraph. London. 26 September 2011. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022 . Retrieved 21 February 2012.
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In August 2020, during a difficult time for UK retail, Selfridges offered luxury pieces for hire to millennial and socially conscious clients. The store partnered with HURR, an online fashion rental platform, offering hire of 100 items from over 40 fashion brands for up to 20 days at a time. [35] Our pioneering newRESELFRIDGESservice gives you the chance to sell your pre-loved bags in exchange for credits to spend at selfridges.com or in store. The long lasting influence that Harry Selfridge would have on shopping and department stores became immediately clear with Selfridges' opening day. The store’s opening to much fanfare on 15 March 1909 laid the foundation for the success of the entire lifestyle that Selfridge aimed to promote. Even before the unveiling of the window displays, innovative marketing techniques set up the momentous occasion and the store for great success. [57]H.G. SELFRIDGE WINS FIGHT WITH LONDON CITY COUNCIL – Last Obstacle Overcome by Chicagoan and Work on Oxford Street Is Being Pushed Rapidly". Chicago Daily Tribune. 9 February 1909. p.A2. The Daily Telegraph named Selfridges in London the world's best department store in 2010. [49] Detail of sculpture above the London store's entrance