Harrods
Department store in London, England
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Harrods is a Grade II listed luxury department store on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London, England. It was designed by C. W. Stephens for Charles Digby Harrod, and opened in 1905; it replaced the first store on the grounds founded by his father Charles Henry Harrod in 1849, which burned down in 1881. The store spans 1,100,000 square feet (100,000 m2) of selling space, making it the largest department store in Europe and one of the largest in the world. Harrods is one of the most famous department stores worldwide, attracting 15 million visitors annually as of 2023.
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'We failed our colleagues': Harrods boss apologises after al Fayed allegations The managing director of Harrods has accused his former boss Mohamed Al Fayed of presiding over "a toxic culture of secrecy, intimidation, fear of repercussion and sexual misconduct".Sky News - Published | |
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Ex-Harrods director reveals how 'paranoid' Mohamed al Fayed created toxic culture at store A former Harrods director told Sky News he does not see how security at the department store "wouldn't have known" about Mohamed al Fayed's behaviour towards women.Sky News - Published | |
'A dark psychological trap': Ex-employee opens up about Al Fayed's dreaded 'floor walks' A former member of the Harrods management team has told how Mohamed al Fayed would "cherry pick" women from the shop floor.Sky News - Published | |
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Man stabbed during fight in top London department store A 29-year-old man has been stabbed during a fight in Harrods.Sky News - Published | British Museum and Harrods targeted by 'warm up' protestersHarrods, Scottish Power and the British Museum were targeted as protesters occupied buildings across the UK as part of a campaign against rising energy bills and fuel poverty.Sky News - Published |
