For years London has been the home to some of the most luxurious and famous department stores in the world with centuries worth of quality, service and tradition and boasting a customer list full of the rich and famous. Here we will go through the history of some of these stores and explore their inner and outer workings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Harrods is undoubtedly the most famous department store in the world. Harrods was established by Charles henry Harrod and started as a grocery store in 1849. Known even then for quality service they expanded into a retail store employing dozens of people by the 1880s. In 1883 the store burned down, and a new store was built which is the one you still see today. At this time, they had customers including Charlie Chaplin, Oscar Wilde, and members of the Royal family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n