11 Facts About Harrods

Harrods Limited is a department store located on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London, England.

Harrods motto is Omnia Omnibus Ubique, which is Latin for "all things for all people, everywhere".

Harrods was a founder of the International Association of Department Stores in 1928, which is still active today, and remained a member until 1935.

Harrods rapidly expanded, acquired the adjoining buildings, and employed one hundred people by 1881.

On 16 November 1898, Harrods debuted England's first "moving staircase" in their Brompton Road stores; the device was actually a woven leather conveyor belt-like unit with a mahogany and "silver plate-glass" balustrade.

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In 1994, Harrods was moved out of the House of Fraser Group to remain a private company prior to the group's relisting on the London Stock Exchange.

Al-Fayed later revealed in an interview that he decided to sell Harrods following the difficulty in getting his dividend approved by the trustee of the Harrods pension fund.

In October 2009, Harrods Bank started selling gold bars and coins that customers could buy "off the shelf".

Harrods is the only department store in Britain that has continued to sell fur.

Harrods was sharply criticised in 2004 by the Hindu community for marketing a line of feminine underwear which featured the images of Indian goddesses.

Harrods was criticised by members of the Black community after the Daily Telegraph reported that Harrods staff told a black woman that she would not be employed unless she chemically straightened her hair, stating that her natural hair style was "unprofessional".