Harrods was established in 1834 in London's East End, when founder Charles Henry Harrod set up a wholesale grocery in Stepney, with a special interest in tea. In 1849, Harrod took over a small shop in the district of Knightsbridge, on the site of the current store. Beginning in a single room employing two assistants and a messenger boy, Harrod?s son Charles Digby Harrod built the business into a thriving retail operation selling medicines, perfumes, stationery, fruit, and vegetables. Harrods rapidly expanded, acquired the adjoining buildings, and employed one hundred people by 1880.
Harrods was the holder of royal warrants which is a mark of quality, excellence and recognition. They used to be from:
*Queen Elizabeth II for Provisions and Household Good
*The Duke of Edinburgh as Outfitters
*The Prince of Wales as Outfitters and Saddlers
*The Queen Mother, for China and Glass.
Harrods was the holder of royal warrants which is a mark of quality, excellence and recognition. They used to be from:
*Queen Elizabeth II for Provisions and Household Good
*The Duke of Edinburgh as Outfitters
*The Prince of Wales as Outfitters and Saddlers
*The Queen Mother, for China and Glass.
Victoria
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