LONDON: Harrods

Harrods is a famous luxury store, the largest in London. It is located in Knightsbridge. It is a huge building, the floor area of over 18,000 square meters. It was the royal family provider for over 60 years.

The brand was born in 1849, founded by Charles Henry Harrod. He previously held a wholesale grocery store in a poor neighborhood of London. In 1851, he bought a modest goodwill on Brompton Road and made Harrods. The success was the rendezvous and the store is expanding gradually. Its creator retired after selling his store in 1889.

In 1892, the new owner undertook major expansion work. He built and acquired other buildings and facilities including a "rolling inclined plane", the first in history to trade. He was still growing by the Al-Fayed family, who bought the store in 1985 and made there including installing a memorial in honor of Princess Diana in 1998.