Harrods

Summary

Harrods is a department store^[1]. Harrods ranks in the top 0.74% of department_store entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,058 views/month, #1 of 135).^[2]

Key Facts

• Harrods is located in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea^[3].
• Harrods is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Harrods's instance of is recorded as department store^[5].
• Harrods's instance of is recorded as brick and mortar^[6].
• Harrods's instance of is recorded as shopping center^[7].
• Harrods's founder is recorded as Charles Henry Harrod^[8].
• Harrods is owned by Qatar Investment Authority^[9].
• Harrods's headquarters location is recorded as London^[10].
• Harrods's child organization or unit is recorded as Harrods Buenos Aires^[11].
• Harrods's Commons category is recorded as Harrods^[12].
• Harrods's Commons category is recorded as Harrods, Brompton Road store^[13].
• Harrods's industry is recorded as retail^[14].
• Harrods's industry is recorded as retail sale in non-specialised stores^[15].
• 1834 marks the founding of Harrods^[16].
• Harrods's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ2761779413^[17].
• Harrods's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 51.499586, 'longitude': -0.163517}^[18].
• Harrods's location of formation is recorded as London^[19].
• Harrods's parent organization or unit is recorded as Qatar Investment Authority^[20].
• Harrods's significant event is recorded as terrorist attack^[21].
• Harrods's official website is recorded as http://www.harrods.com/^[22].
• Harrods's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Harrods^[23].
• Harrods's Commons gallery is recorded as Harrods^[24].
• Harrods's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+5000'}^[25].
• Harrods's floruit is recorded as January 1, 1970^[26].
• Harrods's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II* listed building^[27].

Body

Founding

Harrods's founder is recorded as Charles Henry Harrod^[8]. 1834 marks the founding of Harrods^[16]. Harrods's location of formation is recorded as London^[19].

Operations

Harrods's headquarters location is recorded as London^[10]. Harrods's parent organization or unit is recorded as Qatar Investment Authority^[20]. Harrods's child organization or unit is recorded as Harrods Buenos Aires^[11].

Industry

Industries include retail^[14] and retail sale in non-specialised stores^[15].

Ownership

Harrods is owned by Qatar Investment Authority^[9].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Harrods include Harrods Bank^[28], a bank^[29], in United Kingdom^[30].

Why It Matters

Harrods ranks in the top 0.74% of department_store entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,058 views/month, #1 of 135).^[2] Harrods has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Harrods is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for Harrods include Harrods Bank^[28], a bank^[29], in United Kingdom^[30].