Oxford Street

This article is about the Oxford Street in London. For the Oxford Street in Sydney, Australia, please see Oxford Street, Sydney.

Shopping

Oxford Street is the UK's most famous shopping street, home to major department stores and hundreds of smaller shops. It is the major shopping street in central London, though not the most expensive or fashionable. It is part of a larger shopping district with Regent Street, Bond Street and many smaller nearby streets. The other principal shopping area in central London is Knightsbridge, famous for Harrods department store.

Related Topics:
Regent Street - Bond Street - Knightsbridge - Harrods

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For many British chain stores, their Oxford Street branch is regarded as their 'flagship' store and used for celebrity launches and promotions.

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Major retail shops

• Selfridges, a luxury department store that has been on this site for more than a century.
• HMV, although it moved from its original location in 2000 after 80 years. HMV has two stores on the street including its flagship, which is Europe's largest music shop.
• Borders, a large bookshop.
• Debenhams, John Lewis, House of Fraser, Jessops, W H Smith and Marks and Spencer are major retailers with flagship stores on Oxford Street.
• Virgin Megastore, at the intersection of Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road, a very large entertainment store.
• Centred around Oxford Circus are major fashion shops including Topshop London, the world's biggest fashion store.