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Making a name for itself from the start, Selfridges opened its doors in 1909 as the biggest store in the world. With 540,000 sq. ft. of selling space today, the store is among the top shops on London's posh Oxford Street. It also runs a smaller store in Manchester and is building a third store in Birmingham. Its Selfridges & Co. stores sell a wide selection of brand-name fashion apparel, electronics, and housewares, but it aims to entertain as well as outfit with some 20 in-store bars, cafes, and restaurants, and a nearly 250-room, four-star hotel. The firm was spun off from parent Sears plc (no relation to US retailer Sears, Roebuck) in 1998. Investment firm Merrill Lynch owns about 10% of Selfridges.
COMPETITION |
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Arcadia Group plc (AG)
Harrods Holdings (dossier)
Marks and Spencer p.l.c. (MASPY)
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: January
2001 Sales (mil.): 573.40
1-Yr. Sales Growth: (1.4)%
Employees: 2,797
Revenue per employee: $205,005.36
KEY PEOPLE |
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Vittorio Radice
CEO
Peter W. Williams
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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400 Oxford St.
London W1A 1AB, United Kingdom
Phone: 44-20-7629-1234
Fax: 44-20-7495-8321
Online: Web Site
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