Shopping Harrods in London

Shopping is one of the top things to do while visitingHis store and service extended some firsts for the
one of the major cities across the world. Each city hasindustry with extending credit to his best customers like
its own personal flair. New York has its Macy's andthe British Royalty and other famous and wealthy. In
Bloomingdale's and London has its Harrods. Harrods1898, the first moving staircase in England was in
has been around since 1834 in London's East End. It allHarrods. This escalator was made of a woven leather
started with Charles Henry Harrod, who opened up aconveyor belt an mahogany wood, silver plated and
grocery wholesale store selling his favoriteglass balustrade. Some of the customers were a
merchandise which was tea, of course. Years later henervous wreck by the time they made it to the top so
decided to move from his inner city location and get athey were offered brandy to calm them down.
piece of the Great Exhibition action in 1851 and movedToday, there are over 330 different departments in
to a small shop in Knightsbridge near Hyde Park.this historical building. All with their own style. There are
From the small shop, between 1851 and 1880, Mr.28 restaurants serving all types of cuisine. One can
Harrod built his store from two assistance and afind a personal shopping assistant by appointment.
messenger boy to a large retail store selling the finestThere is also a beauty salon and day spa, a bank and
in all available things. Like many buildings in London, atpharmacy for when one needs a little something to
one point or another, the store burned down inaccept how much money they have spent in the
December of 1883. But that didn't stop Mr. Harrod fromstore. This store could take weeks to search through
delivering all of the promised Christmas deliveries,each area but if you don't have a week, better give it
which brought in a record profit and funded the newa good full day. It is the definition of glamor.
building, in the same location.