Harrods
British department store
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Summary
Harrods is a department store[1]. Harrods ranks in the top 0.74% of department store entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,216 views/month, #1 of 135).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: brick and mortar[5], shopping center[6]
- Founder: Charles Henry Harrod[7]
- Owned by: Qatar Investment Authority[8]
- Headquarters location: London[9]
- Child organization or unit: Harrods Buenos Aires[10]
- Commons category: Harrods[11], Harrods, Brompton Road store[12]
- Industry: retail[13], retail sale in non-specialised stores[14]
- Inception: 1834[15]
- OS grid reference: TQ2761779413[16]
- Coordinate location: 51.499586, -0.163517[17]
- Location of formation: London[18]
- Parent organization or unit: Qatar Investment Authority[19]
- Significant event: terrorist attack[20]
- Official website: http://www.harrods.com/[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Harrods[22]
- Commons gallery: Harrods[23]
- Employees: 5000[24]
- Floruit: January 1, 1970[25]
- Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building[26]
- Legal form: private company limited by shares[27]
- Has characteristic: tourist attraction[28]
- Native label: Harrods[29]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: NADD Wikidata project[30]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Harrods include Harrods Bank[31], a bank[32], in United Kingdom[33].
Why It Matters
Harrods has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Harrods is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for Harrods include Harrods Bank[31], a bank[32], in United Kingdom[33].