Laura Staples recalls the American-born retailer whose great Oxford Street emporium revolutionised British shopping habits — and is holding out against recession today
Laura Staples recalls the American-born retailer whose great Oxford Street emporium revolutionised British shopping habits — and is holding out against recession today
One hundred years ago this week, Harry Gordon Selfridge threw open the doors of his famous Oxford Street store.
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