Harrods
Harrods is an upmarket department store on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London. Apart from the store, the Harrods Group of companies includes Harrods Bank, Harrods Estates, Harrods Casino, Harrods Aviation and Air Harrods.
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Department store - Brompton Road - Knightsbridge - London - Harrods Bank - Harrods Estates - Harrods Casino - Harrods Aviation - Air Harrods
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The store has an estimated five acres (20,000 m²) of floorspace over five floors. The Harrods motto is Omnia Omnibus Ubique - All Things, For All People, Everywhere. Several of its departments, including the seasonal Christmas department and Food Hall are world famous for the abundance and quality of goods on offer. The nearest tube station to the flagship store is Knightsbridge. Harrods's current owner is the Egyptian tycoon Mohamed Al-Fayed who bought the store in 1985 for £615 million. Harrods was recently awarded an Imperial Mark, after being stripped of its Duke of Edinburgh Royal Warrant.
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Tube station - Knightsbridge - Mohamed Al-Fayed - 1985 - Imperial Mark - Royal Warrant
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Payout over Diana and Dodi photos
A British photographer is ordered to pay damages to Mohamed Al Fayed over pictures taken of Princess Diana on the Harrods owner's yacht.
Ice cream adopts Scots flavours
Ice cream makers develop a cone with Arbroath smokie, haggis and shortbread flavours for Harrods.
Harrods recalls toxic teddy bears
Harrods is recalling hundreds of teddy bears that contain potentially harmful levels of formaldehyde.
Harrods sells designer bulletproof fashion
Designer bulletproof fashion is set to become the latest craze among the paranoid superrich.
Harrods workers in strike threat
Staff at Harrods are to be balloted on whether to take strike action in a row over days off and pay.
Mohamed Fayed strikes it rich with stake in backyard oilfield
Harrods owner taps new source of wealth after winning a stake in a tiny oilfield under his Surrey estate.
Harrods to sell £5,000 box of chocolates
Harrods is to sell a box of chocolates costing £5,000.
'Sex and the City' star opens sale
THE Sex And The City actress Kim Cattrall revisited her on-screen persona yesterday with a visit to Harrods to launch its summer sale.
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